Brownie Holiday Flash, 1953 - 1962
Scope and Contents
Solid body eyelevel camera; 127 roll film; negative size 6.5 X 4.5 cm; Kodet lens, rotary shutter; flash model. Camera only, lacking flash.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1953 - 1962
Creator
- Eastman Kodak Co. (Manufacturer, Organization)
Access
This material is open for research use by any registered reader.
Biographical / Historical
The Brownie Holiday is a small, simple viewfinder camera for 127 film made of Bakelite by Kodak in the US and Canada from 1953-1962 to a design by Arthur H Crapsey.
The Kodak Brownie Bullet is the same camera, distributed through premium schemes between 1957 and 1964. The Brownie Chiquita is the same camera, for the Brazilian market. The Brownie Bullet name was reused as the premium scheme version of the Brownie Startlet.
The camera was also available as the Brownie Holiday Flash - with flash synchronisation.
Extent
1 item (1 camera) : glass, metal, plastic ; 6.5 X 7.5 X 10 cm
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives Repository
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University of Tulsa
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