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Post by landsknechte on Dec 23, 2006 4:00:06 GMT -5
 Does this camera ring any sort of a bell with anyone? I've had a couple people that I've shown it to posit that it was from the 1950's, but that seems like a strech stylistically. |
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Post by PeterW on Dec 23, 2006 7:38:01 GMT -5
According to my ancient (1992) copy of McKeowns, your Spartus was made by the Spartus Corporation in Chicago from 1947 to 1954.
PeterW
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Post by herron on Dec 23, 2006 15:46:15 GMT -5
The Spartus 35, as Peter says, was indeed made in the late 40s early 50s. There were also many similar looking cameras like it, such as the Herold 40 and the Flash-Master. There were even variations called the Acro-Flash and the Da-Brite.  |
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Post by landsknechte on Dec 24, 2006 0:53:15 GMT -5
Interesting that they would have chosen to rip off a camera that was likely to have been seen as a bit out of date at the time.
Thanks,
-Chris
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Post by herron on Dec 25, 2006 13:07:37 GMT -5
Interesting that they would have chosen to rip off a camera that was likely to have been seen as a bit out of date at the time. Actually, they were all made about the same time, by the same camera company!  |
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Post by landsknechte on Dec 25, 2006 13:46:32 GMT -5
I know there was an overlap near the end of the production of the Argus A-type cameras, but I was under the impression that they were viewed [by the public] as rather passe and old-fashioned after WWII.
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