Camera, Kodak Limited Brownie Flash B, England, 1958-1960
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1958-1960
Kodak Brownie Flash B camera made by Kodak Limited in England, 1958-1960. This camera has a f11 lens and screw contact for a flash unit, as well as an exposure guide on the side. This particular example is inside its original packaging with instruction booklet.
Metal bodied box camera with brown leather covering and leather handle on top. Has original cardboard packaging with instruction booklet.
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
- Material
- Metal bodied box camera with brown leather covering
- Dimensions
- Overall Dimensions: 121 mm (Width), 89 mm (Depth), 114 mm (Height)
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Kodak Limited London
- Place recorded
- England
Design
- Marks and inscriptions
- Front of camera: 'Kodak / 'KODET' LENS / 'Brownie' Flash B / CAMERA / MADE IN ENGLAND BY KODAK LIMITED LONDON' On top of box: 'Kodak' On front of box: '8 PICTURES IN 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. ON No. 620 FILM / Brownie ; Flash B / CAMERA / WITH FLASH CONTACTS / A KODAK PRODUCT' On one side of the box: 'Brownie / Flash B / CAMERA / SYNCHRONIZED FOR / FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY' On back of the box: 'Kodak / Made in England by / KODAK LIMITED LONDON / 'Kodak' and 'Brownie' are registered trade marks / KODAK LIMITED LONDON' On one side of the box: 'Brownie / Flash B / CAMERA / BUILT IN CLOSE-UP LENS / AND COLOUR FI
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-2237345
- Museum object name
- Camera - Kodak Limited, Brownie Flash B, England, 1958-1960
- Holding institution
- Museums Victoria, Melbourne
- Museum object number
- HT 52513
- Published references
- 'Brownie Flash B', The Brownie Camera Page, at: http://www.brownie-camera.com/21.shtml accessed: 13/11/2017
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.