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Color Box Cameras
Kodak No. 2 Beau Brownie
Lens: Doublet
Shutter: Sector
Film: 120
Image Size: 2¼x2¼
Notes: c1930-33 Blue
Kodak No. 2 Beau Brownie
Lens: Doublet
Shutter: Sector
Film: 120
Image Size: 2¼x2¼
Notes: Old Rose color with matching case. This Deco box camera was made in two sizes, No2 and No2A.
Four colors: Black, Brown, Green, Blue, and Rose. The Green and Rose colors were only made for
about 3 months and very hard to find. 1930-33
Kodak No. 2 Beau Brownie
Lens: Doublet
Shutter: Sector
Film: 120
Image Size: 2¼x2¼
Notes: Box camera 1930-33. Art Deco front. Brown color.
Kodak No. 2 Beau Brownie
Lens: Doublet
Shutter: Sector
Film: 120
Image Size: 2¼x2¼
Notes: 1930-33 This is the black version of the family of Black, Brown, Green, Blue, and Rose.
Occasionaly this one is mis-identified as burgandy or in rare cases rose due to the burgandy sections.
Kodak No. 2A Rainbow Hawk-Eye Mod.
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Film: 116
Image Size: 2½x4¼
Notes: c1931-32; Vermillion color; A premium version of the camera made with round
foil label on side embossed with "MAIL YOUR FILM TO FLYING FILM CO. SAN ANTONIO TEXAS"
4 paper labels inside camera processing 8 pictures from $.25 to $.35 per roll.
Kodak No. 2A Rainbow Hawk-Eye Mod. B
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Shutter:
Film: 116
Image Size: 2½x4¼
Notes: c1931-32 Maroon color
Kodak Rainbow Hawk-eye No. 2 Model C
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Shutter:
Film: 120
Image Size: 2¼x3¼
Notes: Blue box camera
Kodak Anniversary
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Notes: Special edition of No. 2 Hawk-Eye Camera Model C. 1930; 550,000 given out to 12 year old children celbrating Kodak's 50th anniversary.
ANSCO Buster Brown No 2A
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Film: 118
Image Size: 2½x4¼
Notes: Box camera; Name only on handle, no other markings; 1910-24 Brownish-red with gold colored metal trim
Agfa-Ansco #2
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Notes: Box camera; Green
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