Vintage cameras and their Bakelite successors
On the left is a Brownie No.0, made from 1914 to 1935. It's a much smaller version of the Box Brownies No 1, 2 etc. Next to it is a Baby Brownie, made from 1935, with a Bakelite body, in an art deco style. A very simple, small camera that actually took quite decent photos - using 127 film type (6 x 4 cm).
And then on the right is a Vest Pocket Kodak, made from 1912 to 1935. This pocketable folding camera was a scaled-down version of Kodak's large folding cameras. Next to it is the Jiffy Kodak V.P., manufactured from 1935. The body was made from Bakelite, and V.P. stood for "vest pocket".
The two Bakelite cameras cost me a total of £25, including pp, from two different vendors. You can still pick up some historically important, but mass produced, vintage film cameras for not a lot of money.
Vintage cameras and their Bakelite successors
On the left is a Brownie No.0, made from 1914 to 1935. It's a much smaller version of the Box Brownies No 1, 2 etc. Next to it is a Baby Brownie, made from 1935, with a Bakelite body, in an art deco style. A very simple, small camera that actually took quite decent photos - using 127 film type (6 x 4 cm).
And then on the right is a Vest Pocket Kodak, made from 1912 to 1935. This pocketable folding camera was a scaled-down version of Kodak's large folding cameras. Next to it is the Jiffy Kodak V.P., manufactured from 1935. The body was made from Bakelite, and V.P. stood for "vest pocket".
The two Bakelite cameras cost me a total of £25, including pp, from two different vendors. You can still pick up some historically important, but mass produced, vintage film cameras for not a lot of money.