What kind of film did the Brownie cameras use?

Question

I mean what size.

Answer 1

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
"Brownie was the name of a long-running and extremely popular series of simple and inexpensive cameras made by Kodak. The Brownie popularized low-cost photography and introduced the concept of the snapshot. The first Brownie, introduced in 1900, was a very basic cardboard box camera with a simple meniscus lens that took 2¼-inch square pictures on 117 rollfilm. With its simple controls and initial price of $1 USD, it was intended to be a camera that anyone could afford and use. The camera was named after Palmer Cox's popular cartoon characters.

"One of the most popular Brownie models was the Brownie 127, millions of which were sold between 1952 and 1967. The Brownie 127 was a simple bakelite camera for 127 film which featured a simple meniscus lens and a curved film plane to reduce the impact of deficiencies in the lens."

Answer 2

the answers above tell quite well what kind of film brownies used. Past tense, But, do you guys know that regular 21/4 roll film will work in a Brownie? You just load up a spool and make sure the film is centered. I couldn't believe it, but...it worked.

Have fun

Answer 3

The original Brownie cameras were shipped with film in them and were returned to the factory/processing center where the film was removed, prints made, the camera reloaded and sent back, so the film size in the sense of buying it was irrelevant to the user. Wikipedia says the negative size was 2.25 x 2.25 inches and they used 117 film first and 127 film later.

Answer 4

Brownie cameras are Kodak products, and therefore used Kodak film - though the specific film type would depend on your type of camera. You can purchase black and white, movie film, or several different types from the rocky mountain film company at the link below. Hope this helps.

Answer 5

If you have two original film spools, you can backwind 120 film onto the original film spools. You have to do this in total darkness, so get a roll of outdated film and practice it until you can do it with your eyes closed. If you don't want to do that, try Brooks Photography on line. They carry old specialty films and may be able to get you something to shoot with your model brownie.

Answer 6

Kodak.