At the Beach in California with a Kodak camera
Circa 1920
The woman on the left is ready to snap some pictures with her Kodak Brownie camera.
South Boston, Massachusetts
Circa 1920
"Smile for the Camera!"
No. 2 Folding Autographic Brownie
Circa 1915-1926
The vintage Kodak Brownie is an iconic series of simple, affordable box and roll-film cameras introduced by Eastman Kodak in February 1900. Frank A. Brownell designed the first model which sold for $1.00 and made snapshot photography popular for everyday people. Kodak named the line after the cartoon "Brownies" created by Canadian author and illustrator, Palmer Cox.
Commerical Legacy: The Brownies became the first major comic characters licensed for mass merchandising in North America (appearing on toys, games and soap) and directly inspired the name of the iconic Eastman Kodak Brownie Camera.
Kodak produced nearly 100 different models over more than eight decades ending production around 1986 with the Brownie II. Depending on the model, Brownies used modified roll films such as the Target Six-20.
Target Six-20
The Target Six-20 camera with its original box.
Kodak Brownie No. 2 Model F
Circa 1924
No. 1 Brownie Model B
Circa 1904-1916
Brownie Flash III
Made in England by Kodak Limited London
Circa 1957-1960
A camera competitor in the 1960s was the Weston Speed Argus C-3 "brick" 35 mm rangefinder film camera with a 50mm lens. It was a classic and reliable choice for film photography enthusiasts. Made in the United States by Argus, known for its quality craftsmanship. It sold over 2 million units and became one of history's best-selling rangefinder cameras. Argus Camera Company stopped making original American cameras by the late 1960s.
Argus C-3 Rangefinder
1939-1966
The Argus Musuem
Argus was founded and headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan as a subsidiary of the International Radio Corporation. Located in the historic Argus building in Ann Arbor preserves the company's history prototypes and a collection of over 4,800 items.
"Kodakery" refers primarily to historical publications, an employee newsletter and an official media program created by the Eastman Kodak Company or inspired by its legacy. Inspired by Kodak's monthly magazine of the same name that appeared from 1913 to 1932, Kodakery featured photography tips, photo-essays and included a free one-year subscription with the purchase of any Kodak or Brownie camera.
Issued monthly by Eastman Kodak Company
Rochester, New York
A complete set
Circa 1916
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