The Kodak Brownie was a highly popularised low cost camera,
and was the first camera to introduce the idea of a snapshot. It was named “Brownie”
because it was a brown leatherette covered cardboard box with a wooden film
carrier. The Brownie was produced cheaply
so that anyone could afford to own one, and it was also very simple and easy
for even a novice photographer to use. It used to cost only $2.00 for the
camera, film and to get the film processed once the pictures had been taken
Pros:
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Cheap
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Easy to use
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Film was easily accessible
Cons:
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It was quite a large box