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Six-20 Brownie Junior (Super Model portrait 3-4ft)
Type: Box rollfilm
Introduced: January 1935
Discontinued: 1940
Film size: 620
Picture size: 2 1/4 X 3 1/4"
Manufactured: UK
Lens: Meniscus with a slide-out portrait lens
Shutter: Eastman rotary
Numbers made: ?
Original price: ?
Description:
This camera has a pearl-grained leatherette covered metal body with two brilliant finders, a winding knob and a hinged back with spring catch allowing access to the removable roll holder. There is a lever for instant or time exposures. It features a slide-out portrait(close-up) lens good for 3-4ft.
Variations:
A variation of this camera is the Kodak Six-20 Brownie Junior (Super Model) which does not have the portrait lens. There doesn't seem to be an official name change.
Fun Facts:
The variations of UK-made Six-20 Brownie models is fairly extensive. Some look to be name changes only. Others have bodies that either come apart in the middle or hinged at the back. Additionally, some have a portrait lens which also have variations in distance.