Rainbow Hawk-eye no. 2 model c, 1930 - 1933

The original Hawk-eye cameras were box-shaped cameras for 4x5" glass plates, made by the Boston Camera Co. This was absorbed by Blair Camera Co. in 1890, who in turn were taken over by Eastman Kodak in 1899.

The Hawk-eye No. 2 was a simple box camera with no adjustments and inexpensive construction. It has a cardboard body (this can be seen in the worn corners of the camera illustrated above). The body is covered with black leatherette and it has a real leather strap on top. They were made from 1913 onwards, and this particular one was produced in Great Britain (see leatherette imprint). It uses 120 film to make 6×9 cm pictures. British and American users may have thought of this as 2 ¼ × 3 ¼ inches.