First Kodak Brownie Camera

First Kodak Brownie Camera

A black leather Kodak Brownie camera.The Brownie was a series of cameras made by Eastman Kodak. Released in 1900, it introduced the snapshot to the masses. It was a basic cardboard box camera with a simple convex-concave lens that took 2 1/4-inch square pictures on No. 117 roll film. It was conceived and marketed for sales of Kodak roll films. Because of its simple controls and initial price of $1 (equivalent to $33 in 2021) along with the low price of Kodak roll film and processing, the Brownie camera surpassed its marketing goal.

Eastman Kodak, Rochester, NY.

ca 1900

William Baron.

1999.2594

Leather, glass, metal.

Good.