Falcon Minicam Junior (1938)

Falcon Minicam Junior (1938)

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This photo is from the copy I own

History and technical features 

The Falcon Minicam Junior 127 film camera was made in New York by the Utility Manufacturing Company. The name "minicam" had at this time became a popular term for any smaller, eye-level viewfinder camera—for example the Argus A.

The Minicam Junior is an example of a Falcon model name re-used after Utility Mfg. was purchased by Spartus, of Chicago, Illinois.

Source: camera-wiki.org

The Falcon Minicam Junior camera was sold by the Utility Manufacturing Company of Chicago Illinois, in circa 1938. This was an inexpensive candid type camera constructed of bakelite with a decorative metal faceplate similar to other models produced in the 1940s by the Chicago camera companies group. It was fitted with a minivar meniscus 50mm lens and instantaneous & time shutter. This camera was capable of capturing sixteen 1 5/8 x 1 14/ inch or half frame exposures (3 x 4 cm) on number 127 or A8 roll film. This small camera sold for approximately $2.29 in 1940.

Source: historiccamera.com


Specifications

127 film

50mm lens

Made in USA

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