A Kodak Brownie 6-20 Model 2 Camera.
Kodak
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1948 - 1954
Materials
Metal, Leather, Leatherette, Chrome
Measurements
160 x 105 x 135 mm
Place of origin
London
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525753.1
Summary
A Kodak Brownie 6-20 Model 2 Camera. It has a metal body which is covered with black leatherette. Fittings are alloy and the bellows is black leather. It has a two speed (plus T,B) Dakon shutter and the lens details are given around the rim as '100 mm Anaston f6.3 Mount 370 Kodak London'. Apertures range down to f32. The shuttter housind is alloy marked 'Brownie Dakon Shutter'. The image size is 6x9cm. There is a brilliant finder on the body. A chrome panel on the base plate is printed 'Six-20 Folding Brownie Made in Great Britain'. Inside the back panel are three labels. One says 'Caution This camera does not take 120 film - Load with Kodak 620 film - Kodak is a registered trade mark'. Another label says 'Important - Before closing camera turn lens mount to infinity'. A third label gives the supplier 'Cyri Howe, Abbey Churchyard, Bath, Telephone 2017'. There is a leather carrying handle.
Makers and roles
Kodak, manufacturer