Kodak Baby Brownie Special

The Kodak Baby Brownie Special is a tiny Bakelite medium format film box camera made by Kodak in Rochester, NY, USA. It was produced between September 1938 and 1954. This was largely a replacement for the Kodak Baby Brownie, adding an optical viewfinder. Images were 4x6.5cm on 127 film.

The body was made in two halves, held together by a sliding latch either side for film loading; the front panel carried the shutter, lens and film transport, the back box just the viewfinder and red window.

Type: Solid Body Eyelevel Rollfilm
Introduced: Sept 1939
Discontinued: 1954
Film Size: 127
Picture Size: 1 5/8 X 2 1/2"
Manufactured: US
Lens: Meniscus
Shutter: Rotary
Numbers Made: ?
Original Price: $1.25

Description:
The Baby Brownie Special camera has a moulded plastic body with a direct vision optical finder. The models for export had a button allowing brief time exposures. 

Fun Facts:
I suspect that this camera was sold as an upgrade from the Baby Brownie. For only $0.25 more than Baby Brownie price of $1.00, one could have a direct optical view finder and an easy-to-use shutter release. Think of it...$1.25 for a workhorse camera like the Baby Brownie Special, even in the 1940's and 1950's, is amazing.

Film Camera - Kodak Baby Brownie Special