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THE CAMERA INDEX




Item No.
: 16

Name: No. 2 Brownie Camera
Model: D - round window, early

Production Dates: 1914--1917
Original Price: $ 2.00
Film: Roll; No. 120; 2-1/4 x 3-1/4
Lens: Meniscus, 3 stops.
Shutter: Eastman Rotary, T & I.
Accessories:

Condition: Excellent
Donor: Norwood Teague

Picture 1: digital photo
Picture 2: Pop. Sci. -- Dec 1916


Remarks: Slip Lock Back.
Have INSTRUCTION MANUAL.

Comments: The picture to the right is from The Popular Science Monthly for December 1916 and shows a Belgian warplane of World War I decorated with Brownies. "A Belgian airplane decorated with Brownies. "This is done not so much for the edification of the enemy as for the personal pleasure that the Belgian airmen derive from it."

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