Kodak Hawkeye Ace De Luxe UK 1938 glass shielded lens, Vintage Camera

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Kodak Hawkeye Ace De Luxe, very good condition.
Manufacturer: Kodak Ltd., London
Origin: USAUnited Kingdom
Made in: London, United Kingdom
Introduced: 1936
Type: Box, Viewfinder
Format: 127 Film
Dimensions: 6.3 x 8.7 x 7.1 cm approx.
The Kodak Hawkeye (also commonly sold as the Baby Hawkeye, Hawkeye Ace, and Hawkeye Ace De Luxe in several slight variations) is a simple box camera made of leatherette-covered cardboard with a metal face. The Hawkeye was manufactured by Kodak Ltd., Londonthe British subsidiary of Eastman Kodakand appears to have only been available in select European markets when it was introduced in 1936.
Like the vast majority of box cameras, the Hawkeye is very basic. The single speed shutter (which is approximately 1/60) is tripped by sliding the tiny silver button located between the simple meniscus lens and the word ENGLAND. The shutter doesnt need to be cocked so it does not matter in which direction the button is slid. For composition, a wire frame finder can be extended from the users right-hand side of the camera, right in front of the film advance knob. Just above that knob is a strap lug with a matching one on the other side which is adjacent to the latch that holds the camera together.
As far as I can tell, the Kodak Hawkeye was never conventionally sold in the United Kingdom. Rather, they were offered through various newspapers and magazines as something their readers could send in for.

Category: Cameras and Photography:Vintage Photography:Vintage Cameras:Box Cameras
Location: Bournemouth