My Grandmother Beatie McCormack's
Kodak Box Brownie No 2, circa 1919

This is a wood and carboard construct, they were quite fragile and are not that common today. The model E was made from about 1918, it shows some signs of wear, but is complete, and has its strap, and it still works. It takes 120 roll film too, so I could use it if I wanted too, but modern fast films might fog a little!

It has the metal removable film transport clearly marked model E, instead of the earlier wooden version.

I am told that granny McCormack was quite fussy with her camera and her children were not permitted to touch or use it.

The Kodak Brownie camera started production about 1900 and the original list price in the USA was $1.00, they were named "Brownie" after humorous verse cartoons about the mischievous but kind-hearted Brownies, a popular childrens cartoon strip from the late 1800's, by Palmer Cox (April 28, 1840-July 24, 1924), a Canadian born artist.

The cartoons were published in several books, such as The Brownies, Their Book (1887).