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Kodak Brownie Flash 20 1959 Vintage Bakelite Blue Model Film Camera With Box

$5.27

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  • Model: Brownie Flash 20
  • Modified Item: No
  • Custom Bundle: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Color: Blue
  • Brand: Kodak

Description

Hello Fellow Ebayers! You are bidding on a Vintage Kodak Brownie Flash 20 1959 Bakelite Film Camera With its original Box, the camea is the blue color model,  this was bought new by a family member and has been in my possession for over 40 years, i have preserved the box in an oder free dark room, it has no odors of any kind,  the original black fabric tassel adjustable neckstrap is also present, there is no bulb and the light socket is clean, the camera shows no rust or oxidation anywhere, all levers and knobs work, the inside unit that serves as film housing is in pristine condition, I have provided several pictures showing multiple angles and lever and knob functionality both inside and outside, the box as the following written on its various sides:  ‘Brownine flash 20 camera’, No. 43, ‘ you get so much more…so easily ‘, ‘so much more…’, ‘makes black and white snapshots color snapshots color transparencies, takes closeups 4 to 6 feet Groups 6 to 12 feet Scenes 12 feet onward so easily…, Shoots on bright sunny days on cloudy days flash at long, short range, Has Bright, accurate finder Automatic film stop adjustable neckstrap, Uses Kodak 620 Films takes 12 pictures per roll, Flash is built in, for flash pictures install 2 Penite (Size AA) Photoflash batteries M-2, M-5, or M-25 Flashlamps, (on bottom of box) Kodak made in Rochester, N.Y. U.S.A. by Eastman Kodak Company T.M. Registered U.S. Pat. Off., the original price tag of $11.59 plus tax is still present on the box,you agree to buy this item in as is condition, the camera was only produced for three years from 1959 to 1962,  this item will ship in a USPS priority mail flat rate medium box, please let the pictures be your guide, contact me via ebay with further picture requests and questions, please contact me first on ebay if you want combined shipping with my other auction items, otherwise you agree to pay individual shipping for each item won, thanks and happy bidding!
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Kodak Flash 20 camera details
Type: Solid body eyelevel rollfilm
Introduced: Apr 1959
Discontinued: Oct 1962
Film size: 620
Picture size: 2 1/4 X 2 1/4″
Manufactured: US, assembled in UK 1960-1961
Lens: Meniscus f/11 3 apertures
Shutter: Single speed
Description:
The Brownie Flash 20 Camera has a molded blue plastic body featuring a direct vision optical viewfinder and a built-in flashgun for capless flashbulbs.
Fun Facts:
This fun camera offers more control than many “point and shoot” Brownie cameras. It offers 3 aperture settings for different lighting conditions, a simple focusing ring, and an effective built-in flash…but don’t touch the bulbs until they cool! With a big 6cm X 6cm image produced, these could be contact printed or enlarged quite a bit with excellent results.