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Six-20 Brownie Model F

Six 20 Kodak Brownie Model F

Type: Box rollfilm
Introduced: 1955
Discontinued: 1957
Film size: 620
Picture size: 2 1/4 X 3 1/4"
Manufactured: UK
Lens: Meniscus f/11, 100mm, with a slide-in portrait lens
Shutter: Single blade
Numbers made: ?
Original price: ?


Description:
The Six-20 Brownie Model F is a "deluxe" version of the popular Six-20 Brownie Model E. This well made Brownie features an light brown leather cloth covered metal body, gilt metalwork, brass fittings, and two brilliant view-finders. This camera has a very useful built-in sliding portrait lens for close-ups and a yellow filter for use with black and white film. It has a 2-pin flash contact for flash pictures, tripod sockets for horizintal and vertical use, and a shutter safety catch that helps eliminate double exposures. This camera also features a cable release socket which is uncommon on Brownie cameras.

Variations:
This camera had a relatively short production run without any variations that I know of.

Fun Facts:
The Six-20 Brownie Model F was cosmetically evolved from the Six-20 Brownie Model E Camera. This is a higher-quality workhorse of a camera from a great series produced in the UK for 20 years, starting in 1937. These box cameras were manufactured to last using heavy-duty sheetmetal. I come across Six-20 Brownie cameras often at flea markets and yard sales, and rarely does one not work! The Six-20 Brownie Model F is a less common model of the Six-20 Brownie series.



Click here to download a free copy of the manual for this camera.

Though not the same model Brownie, the Model E and Model F are exactly the same except for cosmetics.





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