Camera, Brownie Starlet Camera, Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd, 1960
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1960
Camera for Boxed Kodak Brownie Starlet Outfit with accessories, made by Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd in their Abbotsford factory in 1960. This was the second camera model to be assembled, packaged and distributed by Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd. The Star series of cameras were assembled from more than 95% Australian parts. (Kodakery, No. 82, September 1977, p3.)
Small rectangular black plastic camera with viewfinder at top and lens in the centre. A black textile strap is attached on eack side.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Object Measurements: 77 mm (Width), 46 mm (Depth), 83 mm (Height)
Design
- Marks and inscriptions
- On front: Brownie / DAKON / LENS / STARLET CAMERA / 13 COLOR B & W 14
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Museums Victoria, Melbourne collection record for this single object (sentences kept verbatim apart from removed sale or rarity wording); how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Candidate id
- mv-1347294
- Museum object name
- Camera - Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd, 'Brownie Starlet Camera', 1960
- Holding institution
- Museums Victoria, Melbourne
- Museum object number
- HT 17392.1
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and dating against a specialist reference; this entry documents one recorded example.