1924 Kodak Box Brownie2 repair and photowalk with images. Shot on Ilford HP5

This wonderful 1924 Kodak Box Brownie2 was bought last week for around £5, with shipping included!
The film winder was seized, the shutter had captured its last frame long ago, and the lens and glass viewing screens were filthy.
After a little TLC of oiling, cleaning, and more cleaning, it was, I hoped, ready to shoot. I loaded a roll of Ilford HP5 into it and went for a wander to test it out.
I'm genuinely thrilled with the results, and I feel more testing and cleaning is needed, but a hundred years later, this little marvel of photography is back up and running again.
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[@cmonkey63]

In its day cameras like this brought the simple joy of photography to millions. Nice to see it back in action after a bit of TLC. My simplest camera was also made of cardboard, a shoe box with a pin hole in a patch of tin foil at the front. Not great for action shots, though, as the exposure time was 10 minutes.

[@samatkinsphotography]

You’re absolutely right. Orson Welles said that, “the enemy of art is the absence of limitations” and using this Box Brownie nails that statement. For the price of a coffee and cake I’ve got myself a camera that continues to capture the world a hundred years after it was made. Thank you for taking time to comment.

[@domovoi_0]

Beautiful. Love and blessings!

[@zamallam4]

Amazing!!!

[@theoldcameraguy]

Lovely images - I especially like the first cloud shot

[@samatkinsphotography]

Thank you - I thoroughly enjoy your videos too.

[@theoldcameraguy]

@@samatkinsphotography I appreciate it man

[@jacksonkeeler]

love the images you got out of it!

[@elsvanopstal]

These cameras are so fun! You got some good images out of it, too. I have a brownie six-20 waiting for me to shoot it :)