Kodak Brownie No. 2 Model A
The record on the Kodak Brownie No. 2 Model A is thin. A handful of details are confirmed, plus one variant name. No production years, original price, or historical context have turned up in the available sources.
Here is what is documented. It is a folding camera that takes 122 roll film. It has a meniscus achromat lens and a Brownie Automatic shutter with a single speed (I) plus bulb and time settings (B and T). The bellows are black. A variant appears in period listings as the "Kodak Brownie No. 2 - Model A - Hawk-Eye," which suggests the Hawk-Eye name went on at least some examples of this model. How the two are related is not documented.
The one market data point is a pre-owned "Hawk-Eye" example listed at $24.99, reduced to $23.49. That is a modest price, consistent with a common, utilitarian folding camera and not a rare collectible. One Portuguese-language listing describes its example as in excellent condition and fully functional.
A few known specs:
- Folding camera, black bellows
- Meniscus achromat lens
- Brownie Automatic shutter — single speed (I), plus B and T
- 122 film
- Variant: "Hawk-Eye" model designation
Don't confuse this model with the related Kodak No. 2 Model B Folding Pocket Brownie, the Kodak No. 3A Folding Brownie Model A, or the Kodak No. 2 Folding Cartridge Hawk-Eye. All three are separate cameras. Almost nothing else about the No. 2 Model A is recorded, and this page will be updated if better documentation turns up.
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