K763.00013
Six-20 Brownie Model E
OBJECT TYPE: Camera
NOTES:
OBJECT IDENTIFIER: K763.00013
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MANUFACTURER: Kodak Ltd.
NATIONALITY: English
PLACE MANUFACTURED: England, Harrow
OBJECT NAME VARIATION: Brownie, Six-20, Model E
INTRODUCTION DATE: 1947
PRODUCTION DATES: 1947-1957
FILM TYPE: 620 rollfilm
IMAGE SIZE: 2¼ x 3¼in.
FUNCTIONAL TYPE: Box rollfilm
STANDARD LENSES/SHUTTERS:
meniscus f/11, 100mm with portrait lens
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.
Model E had flash contacts on both versions." (McKeown: 147-148)
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"Imitation-pigskin covered metal body; two brilliant finders; yellow
filter; 2-pin flash contacts; shutter safety catch; tripod sockets;
cable release socket.
1947-1953: vertically striped front, metal wind knob and release
button. 1953-1957: horizontally striped front, plastic wind knob and
release button, triangular spring back catch." (Coe: 67)
Coe, Brian. --Kodak Cameras: The First Hundred Years.-- Hove, East Sussex:
Hove Foto Books, 1988. pp66-67.//
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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