Summary
Kodak 'Six-20 Brownie C' box camera made of metal with a leather handle. It was made in London by Kodak Ltd around the 1940s. It uses 620 roll film and has an instantaneous and bulb shutter. There are two view finders on the front of the camera above the lens. The serial number is H176.
Physical Description
Rectangular, black metal and leather box camera, Kodak 'Brownie' C. Model details printed on front of camera beneath central lens. Two smaller lenses in top left and right corners on front. Leather handle diagonally attached to top of camera. Manufacturer details embossed on leather handle. Rectangular lens/view finder on top and side. Film winder and shutter release button on right side. Back has a red-filtered view finder in top right corner. Camera opens from the back by releasing the metal clasp at the top. Inside contains a metal box with writing on right side. Inside of back flap has a red Kodak sticker which has been partly torn away.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Kodak Australia Pty Ltd, Jun 1965
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Manufacturer
Kodak, London, Middlesex, England, Great Britain, 1946-1953
Manufactured details inscribed on object. Date of manufacture cited in McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras 2001 - 2002, p330. -
Inscriptions
Printed in silver on front: "SIX-20 'BROWNIE' C / MADE BY KODAK". Embossed on leather handle across top: "MADE BY / KODAK LTD. / LONDON". Printed sticker on inside of back flap probably reads: "This camera / has been built for / use with / KODAK / 620 / FILM" (some of the sticker has been torn away, leaving parts of words only). Embossed on outside right-hand side of interior metal box: "KEY SIDE".
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Overall Dimensions
12 cm (Length), 8.5 cm (Width), 11 cm (Height)
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Other Dimensions
11.5 cm (Length), 7.5 cm (Width), 10 cm (Height)
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