For cleaning surface rust or polishing nickel-plated parts like the shutter and aperture tabs, or the mounts for the strap on top, 0000 steel wool works wonders. Replacement straps can be found on eBay from people who sell restoration items for trunks or other antique luggage. Just be sure to get the right length and spacing between the holes. I've replaced several missing Brownie straps like that. If the mirrors inside the viewfinders have lost some of their silvering, buy adhesive thin plastic mirror material from Amazon and cut to size. Easy and incredibly effective.
That is really great advice. I wouldn't have thought to go to antique luggage straps!! And the adhesive mirror material - that is really smart! Thank you!!
Hi! Thank you for the great camera restoration of this handsome Kodak Brownie! I just purchased one yesterday at a thrift store for $5 bucks! I plan on cleaning it and bringing it back to life! I sure hope i'm able to make it work? I do amateur photography and it's a gem in my collection! Thank you so much!📸👍😃
Nice find! I have a series coming in May doing an entire restoration (aesthetic as well as the inner-workings) so keep an eye out, it may be helpful! Good luck! :)
So cool, i recently bought a Kodak No1A model C which was made from 1906 - 1909. It has the red bellows which i restored by adding some leather cleaner/conditioner.
Brownie No. 2A Model B was made from 1911 to 1924. Yours have no shutter guard. According to records, that was added in early 1920. But it has the metal nameplate in the back which was added in 1918. That makes yours between 1918 to very early 1920. I collect, restore and actually use these.
Cool! I am learning more and more every day about dating these cameras - any information I have is just based on the resources I know to use to date them. Thank you for this information!
Hi, You are correctly using isopropyl alcohol however you refer to it as rubbing alcohol which it is not. Rubbing alcohol is not used because it is made to leave behind an oily residue. The oily residue attracts dirt affecting the sharpness of lenses and overall cleanliness.
In my experience, no. Alcohol is a drying agent, and with how old these leatherette coverings are I try to minimize the amount of moisture I take out of them... it makes them less flexible! It's okay if you have a higher percent, upwards of a 90%, because it evaporates quicker. I'd probably honestly try using just a really lightly damp cloth before I'd use rubbing alcohol on it. Hope that helps!
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Fantastic that your doing this, I love when people care for antiques like you do
Thanks!!
For cleaning surface rust or polishing nickel-plated parts like the shutter and aperture tabs, or the mounts for the strap on top, 0000 steel wool works wonders. Replacement straps can be found on eBay from people who sell restoration items for trunks or other antique luggage. Just be sure to get the right length and spacing between the holes. I've replaced several missing Brownie straps like that. If the mirrors inside the viewfinders have lost some of their silvering, buy adhesive thin plastic mirror material from Amazon and cut to size. Easy and incredibly effective.
That is really great advice. I wouldn't have thought to go to antique luggage straps!! And the adhesive mirror material - that is really smart! Thank you!!
Hi! Thank you for the great camera restoration of this handsome Kodak Brownie! I just purchased one yesterday at a thrift store for $5 bucks! I plan on cleaning it and bringing it back to life! I sure hope i'm able to make it work? I do amateur photography and it's a gem in my collection! Thank you so much!📸👍😃
Nice find!
I have a series coming in May doing an entire restoration (aesthetic as well as the inner-workings) so keep an eye out, it may be helpful!
Good luck! :)
That i have to see! Looking forward to it!📸👍
Hey, that one looks familiar! Glad to see it getting some much needed attention, it already looks great!
So cool, i recently bought a Kodak No1A model C which was made from 1906 - 1909. It has the red bellows which i restored by adding some leather cleaner/conditioner.
Nice! I have a video cleaning one of those as well - it was a birthday present a few years back!
Thank you so much! Ive been looking for a tutorial for my camera (the one you have)
Glad I could help! I'll be making more in the future, let me know if you've got any questions or other cameras!
Thanks for this! Was following along with a Model D I got for a fiver
I'm so happy to hear that! Thank you for watching!
Yes, bestie! Studio tour!
Brownie No. 2A Model B was made from 1911 to 1924. Yours have no shutter guard. According to records, that was added in early 1920. But it has the metal nameplate in the back which was added in 1918. That makes yours between 1918 to very early 1920. I collect, restore and actually use these.
Cool! I am learning more and more every day about dating these cameras - any information I have is just based on the resources I know to use to date them. Thank you for this information!
The two Brownie cameras I have are also missing a handle. Even if those cameras had the handle I still would carrybthem by it.
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Where handles common to rip off? I have an old box camera and it’s handle was replaced with a strip of deer hide
Hi,
You are correctly using isopropyl alcohol however you refer to it as rubbing alcohol which it is not. Rubbing alcohol is not used because it is made to leave behind an oily residue. The oily residue attracts dirt affecting the sharpness of lenses and overall cleanliness.
Would the Alcohol with the cotton pads be good to clean the leatherette part of the camera as well instead of the leather wipes? Thank you!
In my experience, no. Alcohol is a drying agent, and with how old these leatherette coverings are I try to minimize the amount of moisture I take out of them... it makes them less flexible! It's okay if you have a higher percent, upwards of a 90%, because it evaporates quicker. I'd probably honestly try using just a really lightly damp cloth before I'd use rubbing alcohol on it. Hope that helps!
will i think my is form 1907