Friday, October 16, 2015

Brownie


It all started here with a camera just like this.  This Kodak Brownie was exactly like my very first camera.  Oh the fun I had with that camera.  I saw this one sitting on a display at the Saguaro Hotel in Scottsdale.  It sure brought back memories for me.
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19 comments:

  1. Stefan JanssonOctober 16, 2015 at 1:26 AM

    I am always just one step away from starting a camera collection.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 16, 2015 at 1:31 AM

    What a classic!

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  3. KarlOctober 16, 2015 at 1:49 AM

    I've never seen such a camera, beautiful !

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  4. Billy Blue EyesOctober 16, 2015 at 1:55 AM

    I started with a Brownie Vecta http://www.brownie-camera.com/49.shtml

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  5. KathyOctober 16, 2015 at 4:01 AM

    Back in the 1950s almost every American family had a Brownie camera. I looked at its history quickly on line and I didn't know that it was first introduced in 1900 at a price of $1! It certainly became a staple in most households!

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  6. VPOctober 16, 2015 at 4:37 AM

    I am desperately trying to find my first one: a Comet...

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  7. Steve ReedOctober 16, 2015 at 5:05 AM

    My first camera was a Magimatic. It was terrible!

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  8. KateOctober 16, 2015 at 7:12 AM

    The way you photographed it makes it look more modern than it actually is. Who knew camera would advance this far?!

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  9. BirdmanOctober 16, 2015 at 7:45 AM

    I had one too.
    Now, after the Brownies, please give the Blue Birds and the Girl Scouts equal time.
    hehehehehehe Sorry.

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  10. RedPatOctober 16, 2015 at 7:59 AM

    A real blast from the past, Sharon!

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  11. JudyOctober 16, 2015 at 10:37 AM

    I have one of those. Not sure where it came from. Maybe it's yours.

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  12. cieldequimperOctober 16, 2015 at 11:04 AM

    Ah the good old days!

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  13. LowellOctober 16, 2015 at 11:18 AM

    I remember these from my youth, but don't think I ever had one. There must have been zillions made. My first camera was a Kodak Retinette that I bought at the Navy Exchange at the Navy base in Morocco (1957). Got lots of good use from that one.

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  14. William KendallOctober 16, 2015 at 11:46 AM

    My mother had one of them.

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  15. MoOctober 16, 2015 at 4:14 PM

    Be fun to play around with one now

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  16. JackOctober 16, 2015 at 7:09 PM

    Understood. I probably have one of those around the house.

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  17. ThérèseOctober 16, 2015 at 9:10 PM

    Memories like this one are good.

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  18. UnknownOctober 17, 2015 at 4:33 AM

    It definitely rings a bell! :-)

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  19. PerthDailyPhotoOctober 17, 2015 at 5:55 AM

    Yup! Looks familiar Sharon, they look so cute, but how fast have we've become used to digital :)

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