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Post by blueridgemountains on Sept 24, 2014 14:13:11 GMT -5
I'm watching the episode The Achievement and noticed a sign in Godsey's store that said Brownie Box Camera. I found a picture of one and I believe My mother had one of these. I don't know what happened to it. Wish I had it
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Post by baseballfan on Sept 24, 2014 15:44:35 GMT -5
I wish I had Cindy's red convertible. I love to do black and white photography, would be cool to have one.
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Post by Brenda on Sept 24, 2014 19:39:20 GMT -5
I'm watching the episode The Achievement and noticed a sign in Godsey's store that said Brownie Box Camera. I found a picture of one and I believe My mother had one of these. I don't know what happened to it. Wish I had it
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My mother had one of those cameras too. |
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Post by JeriJet on Sept 24, 2014 19:57:26 GMT -5
I'm watching the episode The Achievement and noticed a sign in Godsey's store that said Brownie Box Camera. I found a picture of one and I believe My mother had one of these. I don't know what happened to it. Wish I had it
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I had a newer Brownie, circa 1952.... not sure how long that model had been available, but it wasn't long until Kodak brought out a small camera with a flash, and that one was updated a few years later, too.
It's so strange to remember back when all "family" photos had to be taken out of doors, on a sunny day !! ... before I got my first Brownie, my father had a Kodak from the late 30's which was a rectangular box -- you opened a "door" and out popped an accordioned front which stuck out about 6-7 inches, and he continued to use that probably through the 50's.... I was very proud of my more modern camera !! 
Went looking for picts -- FYI, for Dad's and then my Brownie, you held them about waist-high, and looked down into a "viewer"...
 
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2014 20:29:37 GMT -5
I'm watching the episode The Achievement and noticed a sign in Godsey's store that said Brownie Box Camera. I found a picture of one and I believe My mother had one of these. I don't know what happened to it. Wish I had it
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I had a newer Brownie, circa 1952.... not sure how long that model had been available, but it wasn't long until Kodak brought out a small camera with a flash, and that one was updated a few years later, too.
It's so strange to remember back when all "family" photos had to be taken out of doors, on a sunny day !! ... before I got my first Brownie, my father had a Kodak from the late 30's which was a rectangular box -- you opened a "door" and out popped an accordioned front which stuck out about 6-7 inches, and he continued to use that probably through the 50's.... I was very proud of my more modern camera !!
Went looking for picts -- FYI, for Dad's and then my Brownie, you held them about waist-high, and looked down into a "viewer"...
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That camera on the right looks identical to the one we had in the 1960s. I liked that camera . Lots of good memories. |
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Post by Kathy Lee on Apr 21, 2015 18:49:46 GMT -5
I'm watching the episode The Achievement and noticed a sign in Godsey's store that said Brownie Box Camera. I found a picture of one and I believe My mother had one of these. I don't know what happened to it. Wish I had it
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I have that exact camera! It belonged to my husbands parents. It is in perfect condition. Will have to post a picture of it. Just recently found it. It was buried in a box in our attic. |
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Post by Brenda on Apr 22, 2015 10:26:12 GMT -5
I don't know what happened to my mother's camera. My sister and I are slowly cleaning out her house since she passed away in December, and apparently she never threw anything away, so maybe it will show up. I have found boxes and boxes of old photos that were taken with that camera, plus an entire box of negatives. I can't find the photos for some of the negatives, so I bought a scanner that scans negatives, and I've been scanning some of them so we will have them. I've found baby pictures of my brother, sisters, and myself that I don't remember ever seeing before. Here's one of my brother and me, scanned from a negative of a photo taken with that Brownie box camera. Click the photo to enlarge it. Attachment Deleted |
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Post by sdw on Apr 22, 2015 10:46:13 GMT -5
Brenda you were a cute little girl.That picture is good of you and your brother.
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Post by Brenda on Apr 22, 2015 11:41:59 GMT -5
Brenda you were a cute little girl.That picture is good of you and your brother. Thank you Sharon. I wasn't even one year old yet in that picture. I was born in October, and the picture was taken the following summer, so I would guess I was about 9 or 10 months old. My brother was 9 at the time. |
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Post by oldmacb on Apr 27, 2015 11:48:21 GMT -5
I had me one as a younger man. These new fangled digitalized cameras ain't half so good. I'm watching the episode The Achievement and noticed a sign in Godsey's store that said Brownie Box Camera. I found a picture of one and I believe My mother had one of these. I don't know what happened to it. Wish I had it
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Post by Jan on Apr 27, 2015 22:16:22 GMT -5
I'm watching the episode The Achievement and noticed a sign in Godsey's store that said Brownie Box Camera. I found a picture of one and I believe My mother had one of these. I don't know what happened to it. Wish I had it
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I have that exact camera! It belonged to my husbands parents. It is in perfect condition. Will have to post a picture of it. Just recently found it. It was buried in a box in our attic. We also have the same Brownie except it's a Six-16 instead of Six-20. We got ours at an antique show years ago and it's in perfect condition, too. Just what you would find in Ike Godsey's General Merchandise! (It should open up larger if you click on it.) Attachment Deleted |
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Post by Brenda on Apr 28, 2015 6:39:16 GMT -5
Can you still buy film for them?
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Post by ForeverWaltons on Apr 28, 2015 7:08:50 GMT -5
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Post by ForeverWaltons on Apr 28, 2015 7:58:50 GMT -5
I have my uncle's camera (he died in 1951). His has the round silver flash bulb attachment on it. I even still have a box of the flashbulbs that go with it.  I need to see about buying some film for it and see out the pictures come out. That would be really something. To take photos with a camera that is over 65 years old. |
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Post by Jan on Apr 28, 2015 17:30:01 GMT -5
Very nice articles. I couldn't believe how many models of Brownies were made over the years. Our Brownie, the Target Six-16, is from the l940's and cost $3.00. Thanks so much for sharing! |
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I need to see about buying some film for it and see out the pictures come out. That would be really something. To take photos with a camera that is over 65 years old.