No. 2 Falcon Kodak (1897)

This simple $5 box camera from the end of the 1890's took pictures of 3.5 x 3.5 inch (9 x 9 cm) on a spool of daylight loading film for 12 or 18 photos. It was introduced in September 1897.
The box could be taken apart by lifting the bottom and mechanism out of the outer case, just like the earlier (and very rare) Falcon or the better known No. 2 Bull's-Eye. In April 1899 the camera was redesigned, with removable side panels and hinged front panel, and called Improved No. 2 Falcon Kodak. In December 1899 this camera was renamed No. 2 Flexo.
The only special feature is that the shutter had to be cocked by turning a small key (or knob) on the front panel, below the lens opening. It was advertised as a bicycle camera. Combining bicycling and snap-shot photography was popular during the last years of the 19th century, and many cameras of that era were advertised as bicycle cameras.