Kodak Brownie No. 0
The Kodak Brownie No. 0 is the smallest of all the Kodak Brownies. It's a compact box camera introduced in 1914 and produced into the mid-1930s. The body is cardboard, a cost-cutting choice that let Kodak sell it for just US$1.25 at launch. Over the cardboard went a canvas "Moroccan finish," which made it look a little dressier than the material would suggest. It measures 6.5 x 8.7 x 10.4 cm, so it fits in a pocket.
It shot 127 roll film, a format that is technically still available today but has become a niche medium-format choice. The Obsolete Camera describes it as an affordable box camera built in cardboard to reduce its price, and notes the 127 film format with a meniscus lens. The Science Museum Group Collection holds a canvas case made for the No. 0 Model A and lists the picture size as 1 5/8 x 2 1/4 inches.
Surviving information on this model is thin. There's no documented weight, no aperture data, and no photographer reviews from the period. Sources also disagree on the exact picture dimensions. Some list 1 5/8 x 2 1/2 inches, others 4.1 x 6.3 cm, so treat those figures with caution. What's consistent across the record: it was the smallest Brownie, it was made of cardboard, and it used 127 film.
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