A Kodak No.2 folding pocket Brownie Model B rollfilm camera
Eastman Kodak Co
Category
Photographic technology
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood, Metal, Leather imitation fabric
Measurements
100 x 174 x 125 mm
Place of origin
Rochester
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524525.1
Summary
A Kodak No.2 folding pocket Brownie Model B rollfilm camera. It takes 120 film and has a simple shutter with settings I,B,T. The shutter and diaphragm are exposed and the diaphragm has simple settings 1,2 and 3. The viewfinder rotates and the lens mount carries the wording 'Brownie Automatic Made by Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, NY,USA. The body is wooden covered in imitation leather and the bellows is black leather.The lens board is metal. The top of the camera has a leather handle embossed 'No 2 Folding Pocket Brownie'.
Provenance
Part of The Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986
Makers and roles
Eastman Kodak Co , manufacturer