A Kodak No 3 Brownie model B box rollfilm camera
Canadian Kodak Co Ltd
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1915 - 1917
Materials
Wood, Metal, Leather?
Measurements
132 x 160 x 114 mm
Place of origin
Toronto
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524552.1
Summary
A Kodak No 3 Brownie model B box rollfilm camera.The main body is wood with a metal film holder. Meniscus achromatic lens, rotary shutter; two reflecting finders; case removed for loading by releasing pivoted catches and pulling out winding key. The shutter has a single instantaneous speed and B setting. Body has a black leatherette covering. On the rear of the camera is embossed 'No 3 Brownie, Made in Canada by Canadian Kodak Co. Ltd, Toronto, On.' Also 'Use Kodak film no 124' There are two tripod bushes
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
Canadian Kodak Co Ltd, manufacturer