The improved version of the No. 2 Falcon Kodak was replaced by the No. 2 Flexo in December 1899. In U.K. markets the camera was called No. 2 Plico. Both cameras are the same, except for the name inside and on the strap. Nowadays the Plico it not so much seen, so I show it here instead of the Flexo. The 3.5 x 3.5 inch (9 x 9 cm) size was very popular around 1900 and many models, also from other manufacturers, have been made. The most popular Kodak model that took 3.5 x 3.5 inch photos was the $ 8.00 No. 2 Bull's-Eye. Eight dollars still was quite an amount of money. A factory worker in 1900 had to work 38 hours to earn it. A cheaper alternative was the $5.00 No. 2 Flexo (or Plico). During the last years of the 1890's desginers were looking for the best way to give access to the interior of box cameras. Folding side panels were used sometimes, but the construction is weak and not so very safe. The three panels had to be folded around the sides and back and were held in this position by the hinged front panel. The No. 2 Flexo / Plico was discontinued in April 1913. In total 118,800 were made.
