The Kodak Baby Brownie Special, produced from 1939 to around 1952, is a compact medium format box camera made with a Bakelite body and designed by Walter Dorwin Teague in an Art Deco style. It uses 127 roll film to produce eight 4cm x 6cm exposures, features a fixed-focus 65mm f/16 meniscus lens, a rotary shutter with about 1/40 to 1/50 second speed, and a distinctive telescopic glass optical viewfinder. This camera was a popular, affordable entry-level camera with a side-mounted plastic shutter release button and a carrying handle, making it a practical and stylish choice for casual photographers, selling initially for just $1.25. Its simple construction includes no battery or flash mount, and it was designed to be easy to use for everyday snapshots, producing relatively sharp images with a vintage lo-fi charm.
1939-1954 / Kodak Baby Brownie Special / Vintage Camera
CamérasThe Kodak Baby Brownie Special is a small, simple box camera made of bakelite, featuring a fixed-focus meniscus lens, a telescopic optical viewfinder, a side-mounted shutter release button, and using 127 roll film to produce eight 4×6 cm exposures, introduced in 1939 as an upgraded, affordable entry-level camera designed by Walter Dorwin Teague with distinctive art deco styling.
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