Camera, Eastman Kodak Brownie Special Six-16, U.S.A., 1940
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
circa 1940
Kodak 'Brownie Special Six-16', designed by Walter Dorwin Teague and manufactured by Eastman Kodak, Rochester, U.S.A., circa 1940. The camera has an all-metal solid body with an eyelevel viewfinder and uses 616 roll film to give 2 1/2 X 4 1/4 inch images. Walter Dorwin Teague (1883-1960) was an American industrial designer.
Often referred to as the 'Dean of Industrial Design', Teague was a pioneer in the field of industrial design in the U.S.A. He is known for his iconic product and package designs, among them the Kodak Brownie Special Six-16 and the Kodak Bantam Special, an example of which is also in the Museums Victoria collection. Solid body, all metal rollfilm camera with shutter release, view finder, film advance and carry-handle on the top plate.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- all-metal
- Dimensions
- Overall Dimensions: 12.5 mm (Length), 130 mm (Width), 135 mm (Depth), 130 mm (Height)
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Camera Works, Eastman Kodak
Design
- Marks and inscriptions
- Inscribed on lens face: 'BROWNIE SPECIAL SIX-16 / MADE IN U.S.A.'.
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-396050
- Museum object name
- Camera - Eastman Kodak Co., 'Brownie Special Six-16', U.S.A., circa 1940
- Holding institution
- Museums Victoria, Melbourne
- Museum object number
- ST 42546
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.