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Imperial Mark XII Flash Camera

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Imperial Mark XII Flash Camera

Category

Communication

Classification

CHENHALL - Tools & Equipment for Communication - Photographic T&E - Camera Equipment - Camera
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Object Origin
Manufacturer:

Herbert-George Company

Date Manufactured:

c. 1956

Physical Characteristics

Object Description: Tan plastic camera with brown plastic wrist strap and a flash attachment on the viewer's right side. The flash is attached by a brown plastic arm. The strap is screwed to the viewer's left side of the camera. On the upper left corner of the camera is a brown cylindrical plastic button. To the viewer's right of the button is the viewfinder lens. On the top right edge of the camera is a brown plastic knob. The front face of the camera has a metal p...

Materials:

plastic

metal

Marks: "Imperial Flash / MARK XII / HERBERT-GEORGE CO. CHICAGO 6. ILL. MADE IN U.S.A."

Measurements: Object:
    Height: 4 in, Width: 7.25 in, Depth: 7 in
    Weight: 0.6 lbs

Credit

Gift of Daniel Brown, 1992.28.2

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Imperial Mark XII Flash Camera

About: Imperial Mark XII Flash Camera

About: Imperial Mark XII Flash Camera

This Imperial Mark XII Flash camera was produced in the mid to late 1950s. It is a basic camera made of plastic and available in a variety of colors. It used 620 film and produced 6 x 6 images. Its features included an eye-level viewfinder, a single shutter speed, a fixed focus, and a wrist strap. An optional flash unit was also available. This camera was produced in Chicago by the Herbert George Company, founded c. 1945 by Herbert Weil and George Israel. The company was renamed Imperial Camera Corporation after a change of ownership in 1961. 

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