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24-Mar-2019 Mike Stobbs

Baby Brownie Special

Baby Brownie Special" & 127 Color Slide and Print Film
Type: Solid Body Eyelevel Rollfilm
Introduced: Sept 1939
Discontinued: 1954
Film Size: 127
Picture Size: 1 5/8 X 2 1/2"
Manufactured: US
Lens: Meniscus
Shutter: Rotary
Numbers Made: ?
Original Price: $1.25
Description:
The Baby Brownie Special camera has a moulded plastic body with a direct vision optical finder. The models for export had a button allowing brief time exposures.
Fun Facts:
I suspect that this camera was sold as an upgrade from the Baby Brownie. For only $0.25 more than Baby Brownie price of $1.00, one could have a direct optical view finder and an easy-to-use shutter release. Think of it...$1.25 for a workhorse camera like the Baby Brownie Special, even in the 1940's and 1950's, is amazing!
The film expiry dates are Sept. 1966 and Oct 1965

Nikon D4 ,Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
1/60s f/4.0 at 70.0mm iso100 full exif

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pkocinski25-Mar-2019 12:02
Well done. I'd bet there were lots of these in my area.
John Vass25-Mar-2019 08:59
It is amazing! Great how you presented this! BV
SLC_Images24-Mar-2019 20:34
Very nice write up and presentation. My guess is that YOU could use that camera (with film that is not expired if you could find any) and create something neat...VT!
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