tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post4877402159039991350..comments2024-03-04T06:12:38.695+13:00Comments on Photo-Sleuth: Sepia Saturday 177: Let the Children Kodak, the beloved Brownie cameraBrett Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-69545353542842632102013-05-24T07:28:32.627+12:002013-05-24T07:28:32.627+12:00Nice to have, if you're a hoarder and collecto...Nice to have, if you're a hoarder and collector of things like me, but possibly still not worth a lot, considering the number made.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-45128025365660432242013-05-24T03:16:20.267+12:002013-05-24T03:16:20.267+12:00Aha! It has the box and the manual!
Aha! It has the box and the manual!<br />Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-32578399229961014222013-05-21T15:54:31.883+12:002013-05-21T15:54:31.883+12:00Thanks for visiting and leaving a comment, Liz. F...Thanks for visiting and leaving a comment, Liz. Feedback is always appreciated.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-74139998567091156892013-05-20T23:06:20.129+12:002013-05-20T23:06:20.129+12:00Thanks for the great research about cameras and ph...Thanks for the great research about cameras and photography. As usual a very interesting blog.Liz Needlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346380755511150998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-24031435342395782212013-05-20T22:50:02.237+12:002013-05-20T22:50:02.237+12:00Yes, it would be fascinating to see the results, a...Yes, it would be fascinating to see the results, although I think that one has to be careful because the films of today (or should I say, when you can find them) are far more sensitive than they were when the original Box Brownies were produced. I've been thinking about buying one of the many second-hand ones available on eBay to see if I can get it working and try it out. One of the many projects that I've had ideas for ...Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-64317329278086460712013-05-20T22:38:34.945+12:002013-05-20T22:38:34.945+12:00I remember that my father had two Box Brownies alt...I remember that my father had two Box Brownies although by the time I knew them they were no longer used, but stored at the top of the wardrobe. By then they had a little Kodak Brownie 127 and that was particularly prone to light seepage through cracks in its plastic body. I wish I knew what had happened to those Box Brownies, it would be fascinating to try them out again.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-39771465629238200392013-05-20T18:31:11.578+12:002013-05-20T18:31:11.578+12:00I think you could well be right, Bruno. I don'...I think you could well be right, Bruno. I don't have a good idea of where such institutions might have been in that part of New England in the early 1900s, but perhaps a future reader from there might come up with some ideas.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-69645215551364114242013-05-20T18:21:35.537+12:002013-05-20T18:21:35.537+12:00That "woman and shubbery" is definitely ...That "woman and shubbery" is definitely set in a botanical garden. It is too well manicured to be private. Perhaps if you find a list of botanical gardens in the region and go through their archives, simply to match the floor and borders, as each place seems to be particular about these details, maybe you could find where it was taken. <br />:)~ <br />HUGZBruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-53633065708771683262013-05-20T16:45:15.697+12:002013-05-20T16:45:15.697+12:00Sad that the camera has gone, as I think you can s...Sad that the camera has gone, as I think you can still get 120/620 format film if you look in the right places. I can imagine that Eastman was not a particularly easy man to work for, but it must have been a fascinating job.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-20688813728821650192013-05-20T16:27:21.199+12:002013-05-20T16:27:21.199+12:00My mother had a Brownie camera, although I do not ...My mother had a Brownie camera, although I do not know the model number. She had it in the 1950s. In the 1980s, she gave it to my sister who continued to use it until the film was no longer available! Sadly, she gave the cameral away to a charity rather than to me. I would have loved to have it just to have that bit of history. My mother also worked for George Eastman in the 1950s. He enjoyed word games quite a lot and would try to find 50 cent words to use in dictation. He called it "stump the secretary." Back then, my mother wrote in shorthand, and while she could generally take down everything he dictated, he loved to see her hesitate over his big words. :-) Apparently he also was a stickler for good posture and would knuckle you in the back if you didn't stand up straight. "Blue Button!" he would shout.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-36972172432363671412013-05-20T10:59:45.133+12:002013-05-20T10:59:45.133+12:00No I'm afraid I don't have any of these di...No I'm afraid I don't have any of these displayed, although I agree it might be a good idea to print out some enlargements and frame them. I think the originals would fade very quickly if exposed to sunlight for too long, so they are kept safely tucked away in archive boxes. If you do start collecting, I hope you'll share some of your finds with us on Sepia Saturday.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-7389918026655725652013-05-20T10:19:11.867+12:002013-05-20T10:19:11.867+12:00It is wonderful to see these artistic old photos. ...It is wonderful to see these artistic old photos. The stories about the people stay open. A sweet picture of Mother and daughter. I love them all. Are you displaying them in your home? I think I am getting an itch to start collecting.Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403418150146893599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-88886405779470708552013-05-20T08:18:11.903+12:002013-05-20T08:18:11.903+12:00The Model C, D and E were the first of the post-wa...The Model C, D and E were the first of the post-war Brownies and were produced in huge numbers. The Model D was still available in 1957 and is possibly the one most commonly seen. Unless it is in mint condition with original box and manual (the holy trinity for collectors, I believe), I suspect you're right, it probably won't fetch a lot.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-52317410552732508292013-05-20T01:03:57.331+12:002013-05-20T01:03:57.331+12:00Fascinating, especially about the cameras. We inhe...Fascinating, especially about the cameras. We inherited a couple of old cameras from Dad; one was identified as a Six-20 Brownie Model D and the other one is more modern but I've no idea what the model is. My daugher has them now with a view to selling them on ebay - where they'll probably fetch only a few pounds.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-53016179136948809352013-05-19T10:26:00.131+12:002013-05-19T10:26:00.131+12:00Perhaps you could post some photos of the cameras ...Perhaps you could post some photos of the cameras - I look forward to that. Google's very handy for identifying cameras, as there are so many vintage camera enthusiasts out there.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-50650155789952869942013-05-19T10:24:39.082+12:002013-05-19T10:24:39.082+12:00If only we knew then what we know now ... I think...If only we knew then what we know now ... I think we've all been to that unhappy place.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-39153445193512322442013-05-19T10:22:35.930+12:002013-05-19T10:22:35.930+12:00Yes they are a nice selection, and I was lucky to ...Yes they are a nice selection, and I was lucky to be the recipient of such generosity. Now I'm looking for others of this format in my collection.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-88779581583972694832013-05-19T02:32:55.743+12:002013-05-19T02:32:55.743+12:00I vaguely remember being given a Brownie camera as...I vaguely remember being given a Brownie camera as a child in the late 50s. Don't really remember what it looked like and don't know what happened to it. After taking a photography class in college in the 70s, my husband and I picked up a few old cameras (just to display I guess?) and now I am thinking I should bring out the box and see if I can identify them. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-67598232379106151622013-05-19T02:26:55.414+12:002013-05-19T02:26:55.414+12:00The entire section of photos and information on t...The entire section of photos and information on the Brownie was so interesting. Maybe I should have kept some of those old ones Uncle had, they went into the estate sale and we got mere pennies for them, but could just not keep all that stuff. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093078029028920810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-45379964934490424292013-05-19T00:04:00.131+12:002013-05-19T00:04:00.131+12:00You sure tickled my happy thoughts with these phot...You sure tickled my happy thoughts with these photos. I always adore photos with dogs, even bought a book devoted to it, but that lady with her shrubbery! What an expression! Funny thing too, back then folks took lots of photos like that, and not so much today! Great selection Brett all the way around, and interesting read for this rainy morning!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-47505956196129932622013-05-18T13:41:57.856+12:002013-05-18T13:41:57.856+12:00Me too, Mike. As suggested by my rsponse to a pre...Me too, Mike. As suggested by my rsponse to a previous comment, I'm interested in the relationship between photographer and subject, particularly in family photograph collections, and one way of looking at this aspect is to study the relationship between camera and photo. Jos Erdkamp has a huge collection of early Kodaks, and quite a few examples of photos from specific camera types. I will be returning to his site too.<br /><br />Yes, I suppose Duke University has to pay for putting those collections online some way or other. I trust that your son is now enjoying his time at the North Carolina campus?<br /><br />The story was very sad, wasn't it, and I suppose the macabre and tragic end may have been one of the reasons, although perhaps subconscious, why Nigel's relative took the photograph and pasted it in his album.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-60005686233314735482013-05-18T13:32:53.929+12:002013-05-18T13:32:53.929+12:00Thanks for your suggestions. I'm afraid the c...Thanks for your suggestions. I'm afraid the conservatory photographs almost certainly come from somewhere in New England (probably New Hampshire or Massachusetts) as I wrote in the first paragraph.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-44404969114149533752013-05-18T13:31:30.589+12:002013-05-18T13:31:30.589+12:00I'm sure you're quite right about the dog....I'm sure you're quite right about the dog.<br /><br />Interesting to hear that your family still used the basic Brownie into the 1950s - it's what I had read was quite commonly the case.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-55135228165428572312013-05-18T12:39:05.602+12:002013-05-18T12:39:05.602+12:00Certainly for the first couple of decades of the t...Certainly for the first couple of decades of the twentieth century their marketing of the Brownie cameras was very much directed towards children. I believe that eventually they realized that children were not their primary customers, and they directed much of their efforts elsewhere. Despite that, Brownies remained fairly popular with children well into the Sixties, due mainly to their ease of use, after which Instamatics took over. With the eye-level viewfinder, this raised the level of the camera. It shows in the photos.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-83687735139172815132013-05-18T12:26:28.564+12:002013-05-18T12:26:28.564+12:00Thank you for your kind words, Bob - I'm alway...Thank you for your kind words, Bob - I'm always pleased to hear from readers who've enjoyed what I've written. I, too, learn a great deal when I research and write the articles. The idea starts small, and then, like Topsy, it grows and grows as I discover more while researching. Isn't the net a wonderful place?Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.com