The History of the Kodak Brownie
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- Опубликовано: 9 июл 2012
- The Kodak Brownie is a camera with many faces. Learn more about the Brownie and its history in this short video! Featuring Brownie cameras from 1901 to the 1960s (Bernie Goleski Camera Collection).
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The first Brownie was introduced in 1900. I had two Brownie Crestas when I was a kid. I broke the first one falling out of a tree while spying on my older brother with his girlfriend. Wonderful, nostalgic video. Thanks so much.
It’s easy to picture that in black & white while falling out of a tree and surprising your brother and getting you in hot water 🥹🫣😂
6:22 The bearded fella holding a Kodak camera onboard a ship - that's George Eastman, himself. ☺
Very well done. Nice documentation of an important part of human history - recording images of life made available to common people, not just artists.
The No.1 Brownie of 1900 0:45 was a game changer. That price - the equivalent of $31.00 in 2021 - made it possible for anyone to take photos - which was George Eastman's dream. Until then, photography was still an activity for professional photographers and the well-to-do. A No.1 Brownie was given to a youngster named Ansel Adams. The camera isn't much larger than the boxes tea bags of sticks of butter come in. Still, photographic historians sometimes call it the most important camera ever manufactured. As a side note, I am the proud owner of one. ☺
Loved this. Smiled all the way through. Thanks for posting.
That is excellent. The white conservator's gloves show you really care about preserving these beauties. Thank-you.
Very nice video! I've got a little museum of cameras in a part of my music room. Since I grew up in the 50s & 60s, cameras were quite the popular technology gadget to have at that time. A few of my units are older then I thought. That's cool to know, thanks to your video. I appreciate you putting it out for us -- Atco
The first Brownie was released in 1900 with no viewfinder or viewing holes and the last Brownie (II) was released in 1986 and was manufactured in Brazil. It was a plastic 110 film camera with a red folding protective cover.
Fascinating , thank you ❤
Make sure when buying adapters for the ends of the 120 film reels that you buy strong ones- like literally ones with “strong” in their description- the reason being that you (like me) will get halfway through shooting your roll of film, having a great time, pleased with the subjects you chose to shoot- and the film will stop reeling with the winding reel. What’s happening is the resistance is building on the reels and suddenly the cheap, soft, wax-like plastic on those adapters gives way and won’t reel any further. Now you’re in a position where if you have a darkroom, I guess you can salvage your roll of film, but if not, you’ve gotta pull open the camera (ruining your film) and start over.
The cameras are inexpensive and available, cleaning and fixing them isn’t too hard, but there’s a bunch of grifters out there (because of course) who want to try and cash in on your interest in trying out an antique camera, while selling you garbage. Be careful buying those adapters- it’ll save you film and money.
Love how the brownie no2 in the beginning had the face plate upside down
I had a Kodak camera in the 1960s that used flash cubes. As a joke, one year, I saved my use flush cubes and hang them on the Christmas tree as ornaments. They actually looked pretty good. I wish I had saved one of them as a souvenir.
Excellent documentary video , well done 👍
the from of the model D faceplate is upsidedown, I will not work properly and you will not be able to use the viewfinders. However great video, really useful for identifying my brownie model 2 D
Great video
WOW! WHAT A GREAT! VIDEO!, THANKS! FOR POSTING!, DAVID
I have a 1954 to 57 model of the Brownie Six 20 Model C from my grandpa
Very Awsome history lesson
Super cool! I recently found a working model c in my attic
Very helpful video, thanks. I shoot 120 B&W 100 ISO film in the Hawkeye Brownie ca. 1959.
Do they realize that the faceplate on that Brownie No.2 is on upside down?
I have a Brownie 2 Model E with the old card stock cover. It's a transition era model!
Love shooting Ilford XP2 through my Brownie No. 2. Makes it even more of a point and shoot camera as 50iso-800iso exposure latitude is so forgiving.
I have a no.2 Brownie, and it still works, but as has been observed, the one in this film around the two minute mark has the faceplate on the wrong way - the viewfinder holes on the front do not line up with the top and side viewers!
i got a very basic brownie model i think its the 18120 model well i saw that on internet i bought it for 25 dollars and its cool
Nice history about the Kodak Brownies. I don't have any of the Brownies, but I have my Super Showtime 8 projector. When Kodak continued to make Brownies in the 1960's, the Instamatic series was born when it was introduced in 1963, and that killed the Brownies and the Instamatics became more popular than Brownies. It was the light weight camera that came with 35mm film where it can easily to load and take shots. After that, Kodak introduced the Instamatic movie projectors in 1965 when Super 8 was introduced competing with its rival, regular 8mm, the Super 8 became Kodak's hot item. When Kodak Instamatic continued into the 70's and 80's, it was a big name, but Kodak stopped making the Instamatic cameras by 1988 after a lawsuit from Polaroid back 2 years before.
MTN Productions The Instamatic was NOT the subject of the Polaroid suit. Kodak (and others, like Keystone and even Pentax!) Instamatic format cameras are normal and used ordinary print, negative or reversal roll film, (nothing at all what Polaroid was doing then) The "Insta" part was implied because the film was in cartridges (126 and 110 formats, not 35mm) that had both supply and take up spools built in, and thus were "instant" loading, The film still was processed in the usual way. The Kodak Instant camera (a.k.a.Colorburst) that used self developed prints, is the format that caused trouble with Polaroid, as the Kodak Instant film (NOT Instamatic film...) infringed on Poloroid's patent for the SX-70 instant film system. Neither the SX-70 or Colorburst used roll film. - Sorry for being long winded - 45 year collector of both Kodak and Polaroid cameras!👍
Great video. The front of the Model D is on upside down.
00:00 WHATS THE NAME OF SONG ?
@@TM-lk8xe love in an elevator by aerosmith i think.
@@TM-lk8xe: After You've Gone by California Ramblers
Interesting to note that for decades Eastman Kodak maintained 2 "lines" all of the "box cameras" were "Brownies" while only "lower cost" folders were "brownies" the "better" folding cameras (and other glass plate/roll film etc) were just called "Kodak" These would include the famous Retina series, The ultra high end Ektra (the rare 1940s version) the less expensive Kodak 35,and Pony 35mm series. Before the 8mm Brownie movie cameras, Kodak had a line of what might be today called "prosumer" 8mm and 16mm movie cameras under the brand "Cine-Kodak". The older 8mm Brownie movie cameras are similar to the later 8mm "Cine-Kodak"s The 1963 Instamatic was the natural follow up for the Brownie line as it (originally) was for the "non photographer" to be able to make decent snapshots easily. (it did as 126 wasn''t a bad format!) It Should have carried the "Brownie" name as the first models were box cameras at heart, I guess Eastman Kodak decided that it sounded old fashioned by the 60s. Of course 126 format led to the 1972 "Pocket Instamatic" (110 format) - Oddly enough THAT tiny format was taken seriously by some photographers- Minolta and Pentax actually made SLR cameras in 110 Instamatic format!
They were about 14-23 years off on that black Brownie No.2A. The aluminum models came out in 1924 and were discontinued in 1933.
I have several brownies including a Target 620,Hawkeye flash,and my favorite Folding Pocket No.2 Model B.I just finished a roll in it and waiting for it to come back.Hopefully sometime I can get set up to do my own processing.
Hey! i'm working with one brownie camera and i wanted to know the exact model, cause it doesnt have any description outside, Do you know who should i send a photo so they can tell me? or can you? thanks!
You might try www.brownie-camera.com.It's a history site for brownie cameras.
You might also try the Kodak Brownie Fans group on facebook.
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@@TM-lk8xe 4 years later... it’s “After You’ve Gone” by The California Ramblers. 👍🏻✌🏻
I have just found a "nifcarette"first minolta camera from 1928 but it is
so rare, hard to find info.
I have Kodak Brownie 8 movie camera f/2.7 1960
I have a Brownie Six-20 and you can choose between two apertures and you can also choose between a preset exposure or manual. Mine came with a roll of filme I'm yet to have it developed. A time capsule?
I found a Brownie Model C at a goodwill for $3 a couple of days ago, I cleaned the lenses and I’m hoping I can make it work.
did you get it to work?
@@dguy0386 it needed a second spool and I got on eBay. But I just need film, I read that any 35mm could work as well but I haven’t bought it yet.
I pull out my little bakelight Brownie at least once a quarter and give it a bit of life.
i have the 3-a folding brownie box camera i bought it for $50 i wonder if it was worth that much
Got a 616 and a motion picture camera
2:05 The front of the camera is on backwards.
My first camera was a 620. I was given it when I was 10. I'm now 70. I still have it, but haven't used it. I don't know if you can still get the film.
You can. It is a 120 film. I recently got some rolls for my Rolleiflex tlr camera.
Don Little You can get film at B&H Photo online! If your camera takes 620 film, you can either buy the more expensive re-rolled 620 film from B&H (because no one makes 620 anymore, some people roll 120 film onto the 620 spools and sell the rolls online), or you can buy 120 film and save money by rolling it onto your 620 spools in darkness yourself. And if you’re looking for a place to get the film developed, I’ve been using TheDarkroom.com and have been very happy with their work.
You had the had Instamatics by the sixties.
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If I remember well what I read, kodak also made more elaborate twin reflex brownies, one was shown in the video but not mentioned. Great video still?
Yung Carlos The more elaborate Eastman Kodak cameras weren't "Brownie"s just "Kodak"s the Brownie name was used on the lower price models. Kodak actually made 2 different TLR (or at least TLR type) cameras. The Kodak Reflex was a traditional TLR (focus, aperture and shutter adjustable) and the more common DuaFlex models that actually are really "box cameras" (non adjustable) with a large reflex veiwfinder that LOOKED for all the world LIKE a TLR! (a big status symbol in the 50's!). IIRC none of these were marked or marketed as "Brownies", Just "Kodak", reflecting their "more serious" nature.
Any idea where that store at 6:39 was located? That logo with the accented "A" is beautiful.
Can you verify the timestamp? 6:39 is the end of the video.
@@OshawaMuseum Of course. I apologize. The image is at 6:12.
It appears to be the British head office; it was 41-43, but the street numbers were later changed to 57-61, which is the street number in the picture on this website: www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vol46/pp385-406
Thank you!
I have a Brownie No 2
I got a brownie flash II
Been looking for a 110 Brownie II constantly but never seen one on eBay or anywhere else this last 12 months 2022/23
I have a brownie camera
Don't forget that inflation. At the turn of the century a daily wage might be $1 or $2---- a day. So the camera has a price of about what you make in a day. sort of like now for a fair camera -- $70- $100.
Eastman Kodak was the Apple of its day
The Brownie camera was not introduced in 1901. It was introduced in 1900.
Inflation hits different
just to point out that when the brownie first came out a dollar was alot of money for working classes
My brownie 2 is made of wood? What year could it of been made?
724bigal Early production, almost certainly before 1915. BTW the #2 Brownie holds the distinction of not only using 120 film, but it INTRODUCED it. Professional photographers who still use film in megabuck Hasselblads owe it all to the Brownie #2! That also means It's the oldest camera one can still get factory production film for. If your city/town has a decent camera shop (luckily Pittsburgh still does!) you can get 120 film tommorow! I shoot a few rolls of it a month! 👍👍👍
Was it electric ??
+mike jones no
I have Brownie camera 1904 , some one interested?
I have a briwnie junior 16 i would like to sell see how much is it worth
+David Bowling me too
+David Bowling
give you five bucks for it
+Abigail Sockeye is that a Spider-Man reference
David Bowling Its not gonna be worth much, probably could get 20 bucks out of it on a good day
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*Wears gloves.. Scrapes camera across table.😳
skip quite a few years there!!!!
The introduction to the box brownie is plain WRONG. The first camera illustrated, now called the Brownie No.1, was NOT pre loaded with 100 exposure film but used a conventional 117 daylight loaded roll film with backing paper and numbers showing thru a red window at the back, as did all Brownies for many years after. The camera illustrated is correct, but the narration is not, seemingly confusing it with much earlier Kodak cameras, which were not called by the Brownie name.
The film used (later numbered 117,), and the camera, produced square photos, 6 exposures per roll of film, 6x6cms or 2&¼ " square, setting a format still in use today March 2023. The Brownie No.2 camera with a 6x9 cms. format introduced 120 film, also still in use as at 2023.
ngl, the first model sounds cheap and nasty
edit: Well. The cardboard ones in general. cant imagine those fairing very well in general use.
They are amazingly robust, I have four of them, all more than 100 years old, still usable today if I fit a (620) roll of film which is near enough in size to the correct, discontinued, 117 film to perform satisfactorily. But you do need an empty 117 reel for the take-up side, because the wind key only fits the slot in a 117 reel. 117 film, 120 film, and 620 film are all near identical in size, only the reels (spools) differ slightly.
Notice those people in 1940 or so were -----not huge. They were not screeners and moved - and no fast food.
America is now 80% fat - at early ages. Put down that I-phone and do something.!!!
Intrusive and unnecessary music. Distracting.