I found a roll of film still inside this Kodak Brownie Hawkeye when I bought it. When I had it developed I found late-1960s photos of a family’s Niagara Falls vacation! I then took the camera with me on Route 66. So you’ve just got to read my updated review, here.
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There was a time you could buy a box full of these on a weekend, for $1 each or less.
I won’t say those were bad times.
In the 80s I bought more than a hundred old simple cameras at a dollar or two each. These were just junk nobody wanted then!
I think my record low price purchase was a Polaroid Swinger – for 15 cents!
My late sister, who was a curious combination of Auntie Mame and Wednesday Addams, insisted on using a Brownie Hawk Eye until her death 6 years ago. It was left to her baby brother to keep her supplied with 620 film. Thus I became an expert at respooling 120 film. Admittedly she took some amazing pictures with it so I could hardly object to keeping her in film.
You were a kind and generous brother! Iām sorry you lost your sister, though. Whatever became of her Brownie Hawkeye?
My sister’s camera takes pride of place in the box camera section of my camera collection.
As well it should!
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