K763.00011
Six-20 Brownie Model C
OBJECT TYPE: Camera
NOTES:
OBJECT IDENTIFIER: K763.00011
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MANUFACTURER: Kodak Ltd.
NATIONALITY: English
PLACE MANUFACTURED: England, Harrow
OBJECT NAME VARIATION: Brownie, Six-20, Model C
INTRODUCTION DATE: 1946
PRODUCTION DATES: 1946-1957
FILM TYPE: 620 rollfilm
IMAGE SIZE: 2¼ x 3¼in.
FUNCTIONAL TYPE: Box rollfilm
STANDARD LENSES/SHUTTERS:
meniscus f/11 100mm
single blade shutter
INTEGRATED SHUTTER: Yes
"Metal box cameras for 2¼x3¼in. exp. on 620 film. Each was available
with two different faceplate styles, with the change occuring in 1953.
Both basic types of Model C had no flash contacts, but a later version
the second type also came with flash contacts." (McKeown: 147-148)
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"Morocco-grained imitation leather covered metal body; two brilliant
finders.
1946-1953: plain matt enamel front; metal wind knob and release
button. 1953-1957: horizontally striped front; plastic wind knob and
release button; traingular spring back catch." (Coe: 66)
Coe, Brian. --Kodak Cameras: The First Hundred Years.-- Hove, East Sussex:
Hove Foto Books, 1988. pp66.//
McKeown, Jim & McKeown, Joan. --McKeown's Price Guide to Antique & Classic
Cameras: 1995-1996.-- Grantsburg, WI: Centennial Photo, 1994. pp147-148.//
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