The Universal Camera Corporation lasted from 1933 to 1952. The Model A was one of its first cameras, designed to take photos on special No. 00 roll film.
This camera was sold in 1933 for $0.39. It had a very simple lens and the shutter is actuated by a small lever on the side of the camera to the right of the lens.
Here’s the Univex Model A. There were quite a number of different versions of this simple-yet-elegant camera.The back of the Univex Model A.
The cameras of the Universal Camera Corporation are among my very favorite. Expect to see a few of them this month!
Some other “A” cameras:
The Minolta A
The Minolta A, a lovely rangefinder camera manufactured from 1955 to 1957.The lens is nice and clear. One day I should put a roll of film through this.
The Argus A3
The Argus A3. Another rangefinder camera manufactured from 1940 – 1942.What’s cool here is that the shutter release is on the side of the lens.
The Acro-Flash by Herold
The Herold Acro-Flash was one of many, many cheap plastic cameras for 127 film. Such cameras were common in the 1950’s.One had to read the frame numbers on the film itself to advance the film properly. The numbers could be read through the red windows.This particular camera still had a roll of 127 film in it when we bought it!
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This is something I never knew would fascinate me like it has. Thank you for introducing me to this wold of camera history! Visiting from the A-Z Challenge – xoxo, Heather My Little HEA
A is for A! What an awesome theme…I love it. These are great old models. Very cool.
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This is something I never knew would fascinate me like it has. Thank you for introducing me to this wold of camera history! Visiting from the A-Z Challenge – xoxo, Heather My Little HEA
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Very informative! Interesting theme!
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Very cool cameras- I look forward to seeing more! 🙂
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