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Lot 141:
Description
A Kodak No. 2 Portrait Brownie box camera manufactured by Kodak Limited in Great Britain. This medium format camera is designed to use 120 roll film. The body is constructed from cardboard and metal with a black textured leatherette covering. It features a simple fixed-focus meniscus lens and includes a built-in close-up portrait lens engaged via a pull-tab on the front face. The camera is equipped with a rotary shutter and two brilliant viewfinders for landscape and portrait orientations. The metal plate on the front is embossed with Portrait Brownie. The circular plate around the winding knob is marked Use No. 2 Brownie. The rear door features a circular embossed mark reading No. 2 Brownie, Made In Great Britain, By Kodak Limited, and Kodak NC Film No 120 in the centre. The camera includes an integrated leather carrying handle.