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K763.00013


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Six-20 Brownie Model E

OBJECT TYPE: Camera
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

NOTES:
  "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)
  .
  "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)

OBJECT IDENTIFIER: K763.00013

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES:
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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Six-20 Brownie Model E

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