If your under 12yrs = A free box brownie

To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Eastman Kodak Company every child in the U.S.A. and Canada whose 12th birthday fell in 1930 received this camera for free. During May 1930 every child, accompanied by a parent or guardian, could go to a Kodak dealer and receive the camera and a roll of film. No cameras would be given before May 1 or after May 31 and none after the supply of 500,000 (in the U.S.A.) was exhausted. It seems that within two or three days all were gone.

The Fiftieth Anniversary Kodak is a special version of the No. 2 Hawkeye Camera Model C (1926-1934), featuring tan leatherette, gold colored metal parts and a gold colored seal. It takes 6 pictures of 2.25 x 3.25 inch on a 120 size spool of film. The camera is very simple, with only the shutter button to operate and the film advance key. No diaphragm settings, no shutter speeds, no time or bulb settings. There is only one finder on top.

Thats crafty marketing Huh...

bit like buying a H.P. Printer for peanuts ... but you have to keep feeding it with expensive Ink carts !!!



~ (taken with Canon nFD 50mm f:1.4)