The Brownie

(1900)
The Brownie

The Brownie, released in 1900 by the Eastman Kodak Company, introduced low-cost photography to thousands of Americans and popularized the idea of the snapshot.

Image Credit
  Kodak Brownie Camera. Wikimedia Commons. Accessed: 22 July 2010.
References
[1] The Brownie Camera @ 100: A Celebration. Kodak.com. 23 Jun 2010