Kodak No. 2 Folding Pocket Brownie User manual

PICTURE TAKING
WITH THE
No. 2 Folding Pocket
Brownie Camera
PRICE 10 CENTS
EASTMAN KODAK CO.
ROCHESTER, N. Y., U.S. A.

KODAK
Trade Mark, 1888
Eastman Kodak Co.
Rochester, N. Y.
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Velox Paper
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Eastman Velvet Bromide Paper
Eastman Royal Bromide Paper
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Eastman Matte-Enamel Bromi de Paper
Eastman Platino Bromide Paper
Eastman Non-Curling Film
Tested Chemicals
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Trade Marks Re ~ . U. S. Pat. Office.
ldarch, 1913

PICTURE TAKING
WITH THE
No. 2 FOLDING
POCKET
Brownie Camera
EASTMAN KoDAK Co.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. , U.S. A.

ORDER FILM
BY NUMBER
All Kodak Films may be distin-
guished by
the numbers on the
ends of the cartons.
120
1s the number for film for this
camera
(No. 2 Folding Pocket
Brownie). The number appears
both on the carton and on the
·Cartridge.
NOTICE.
The Duplex paper (black on one side, red on the
-other) now used in Kodak cartridges is superior to
•black paper, in that it has no deleterious effect upon
:the keeping qualities of the film and absolutely does
:away with numerous markings.
In watching for numbers through the red window,
one should now look for black numbers
on red paper,
instead of, as formerly, white numbers on black paper.
Whenever the term "duplex paper" is used in this
manual, reference is made of course, to this black an d
re.d pape. r.

Before Loading
BEFORE taking any pictures with the No. 2
Folding Pocket Brownie Camera read the
following instructions carefully, and make your-
self perfectly familiar with the instrument, taking
especial care to learn how to operate the shutter.
Work it for both time and instantaneous expo-
sures several times before threading up the film.
The first thing for the amateur to bear in mind
is that the light which serves to impress the
photographic image upon the sensitive film in a
fraction of a second when it comes through the
lens can destroy the film as quickly as it makes
the picture. After the film has been developed
and all developer thoroughly washed out, it may
be quickly transferred in subdued white light to
the fixing bath without injury. Throughout all
the operations of loading and unloading, be
extremely careful to keep the duplex paper
wound tightly around the film to prevent the
admission of light,

CONTENTS
PART !-Loading
PART 11-Making the Exposures
PART III-Removin g the Film
PART IV-Developing
PART V -Printing on Velox Paper
PA RT VI-Mounting
PART VII-Formulas
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PART I
Loading the Camera
THE film for the No. 2 Folding Pocket Brow- .
nie Camera, the regular No . 2 Brownie film,
is
furnished in light-proof cartridges and the
instrument can, therefore, be loaded in
daylight. The operation should, how-
ever, be performed in a subdued light,
not in the glare of bright sunlight . . It
should also be borne in mind that after
the seal is broken care must be taken to
keep the duplex paper taut on the spool
otherwise it may slip and loosen suffi-
ciently to fog the film. T~~.~k~ n
1. To load the camera, take a position at a
table where the daylight is somewhat subdued,
and open back of camera by pressing on con-
cealed springs at rear upper corner of each side
of Kodak as shown in Fig. 1. The back of
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camera will loosen and may · be allowed to drop
down. The camera is now ready for loading.
2. At each end of the camera will be seen a
recess for holding the ·film spools.
As sent out from the factory, there is one empty
spool at the winding end of the camera, and the
fresh cartridge is to be inserted in the opposite end.
FIG . 2.
To accomplish this,
pull up on axis pins as
shown in Fig. 2.
3.
Now insert the cartridge as shown in Fig. 3.
Important
Be sure and get the top of
spool at top of camera (each
6
FIG. 3.

spool is marked on the end) when inserting,
otherwise your film will come on the wron g side of
duplex paper when reeled off a nd total failure
will result.
4. Now remove the gummed slip that holds
down the end of duplex paper and pass the
dup l ex paper across opening in the back of the
ca mera, and thread into slit in reel, Fig 4. Be
careful in so doing that the paper draws straight
and true, and give the spool two or th , re e turns
( to the l eft from the key end) . Fig. 5.
Caution
If you turn off too much of the duplex paper
before the camera is closed, the film will be un-
covered and ruined.
FrG. 4
5. The camera is now to be closed, reversing
the operation shown in Fig 1, page 5.
Throughout the f oregoi ng operations, from the
time the g ummed slip is cut on the fresh roll of
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film until the back of camera is closed, keep the
duplex paper wound tightly on the roll. If it is
allowed to loosen, light will be admitted and the
film fogl('ed.
FIG.S
6. The roll of film in the camera is covered
with duplex paper and this must be reeled off
before a picture can be taken. Turn the key
slowly to the left and watch in the little red
window at the back of the camera. When fifteen
to eighteen turns have been given, a black index
h:md will appear before the little red window,
this hand is a warning that you are approaching
Fig. 1. Then turn the key very slowly until Fig.
1 appears before the redwindow. Fig. 6.
FIG. 6
The fi11n is now in po 8 ition for takin g the firs t picture.