sundromos
Spartus Co-Flash
1955-1960, USA, by Spartus Corporation. Bakelite. 4x4cm / 127 film.
(This camera made in 1960; Earlier versions of this model–back to 1955–say "Herold Products" on the front)
From Sylvain Halgand's collection-appareils.fr:
"This very nice bakelite camera is a little bit like Kodak’s Starflash, even though the location of the flash reflector is different: here it is on the side of the finder, and not above the finder. The finish is far better than Kodak’s. The flash uses two AA batteries. The box mentions that the camera can take black & white, color or slide film.
There is a pull-button on the left side of the camera that can be positioned on either Color or B&W; pulling this button will change the aperture."
Some background on Spartus camera history here:
www.web4homes.com/cameras/spartus.htm
And a nice little Bakelite recap: www.web4homes.com/cameras/bakelite.htm
Spartus Co-Flash
1955-1960, USA, by Spartus Corporation. Bakelite. 4x4cm / 127 film.
(This camera made in 1960; Earlier versions of this model–back to 1955–say "Herold Products" on the front)
From Sylvain Halgand's collection-appareils.fr:
"This very nice bakelite camera is a little bit like Kodak’s Starflash, even though the location of the flash reflector is different: here it is on the side of the finder, and not above the finder. The finish is far better than Kodak’s. The flash uses two AA batteries. The box mentions that the camera can take black & white, color or slide film.
There is a pull-button on the left side of the camera that can be positioned on either Color or B&W; pulling this button will change the aperture."
Some background on Spartus camera history here:
www.web4homes.com/cameras/spartus.htm
And a nice little Bakelite recap: www.web4homes.com/cameras/bakelite.htm