See discussion page to see why "Kodak" is not the correct answer to this question. There are no candidates which fit the whole question. No company's first camera was both a box camera and named No. 1.
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The box camera called The Brownie was made by the Eastman Kodak Company.
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The first box camera was produced and sold in 1888 by the KODAK company. This box camera was the first to be widely used by the public and also the first to use roll film.
To take pictures, like any other camera. The Brownie Box camera by Kodak was one of the first mass produced ones and was named because it looked like a box. The earliest ones had to be sent to Kodak to have their film removed and replaced. They had no flash, no focus or aperature settings and worked outdoors.
The first box camera to do well with consumers was the Kodak box camera that went on the market in 1888. People liked it because it was lightweight and they didn't need a tripod to use it.
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Charles and Vincent
It was invented in 1850 by two brothers named Charles and Vincent Chevilar.