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By adyclick

Baby Brownie

My first ever camera. I received this for my 7th birthday 60 years ago and still cherish it to this day. When I took it out of it's case I noticed that there was still a film inside, I'd love to see whats on it, so will have it processed.
Information about the camera is taken from 'The Baby Brownie Page'

Type: Solid body eyelevel rollfilm
Introduced: July 1934 (1948 in UK)
Discontinued: 1941 (1952 in UK)
Film size: 127
Picture size: 1 5/8 X 2 1/2"
Manufactured: US and UK
Lens: Meniscus
Shutter: Rotary
Numbers made: ?
Original Price: $1.00
UK Model: ?

Description:
The tiny Baby Brownie camera has a moulded plastic body designed by Walter Dorwin Teague and has a simple folding frame finder for lining up the subject. The US made Baby Brownies, destined for export from 1936-1939, had a button for brief time exposures. Kodak UK Limited manufactured this camera for export only after World War II with the brief time button added only to these models from 1951 until it was discontinued in 1952.

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