Falcon Minicam Senior
original variant with on-body release button, and a named lens in a lens barrel w/o release lever image by Graustark (Image rights) |
The Falcon Minicam Senior 127 film camera was made in New York by the Utility Manufacturing Company. The 50mm Minivar lens and Instant/Time shutter were common features of many Falcon-branded cameras from the company.
In addition to the aluminium-bodied version shown at right, the Minicam Senior name was recycled for a bakelite model sold by Falcon Camera Co. of Chicago, a brand used by Spartus after its purchase of Utility Mfg. Utility's original design was also continued, but with the lens barrel and lens of the new bakelite Minicam Senior.
Bakelite Minicam Senior from Chicago image by Scott Head (Image rights) |
Aluminium Minicam Senior, with the bakelite camera's lens barrel image by Guy Lordat (Image rights) |
See The Chicago Cluster for more probably-related cameras and "companies"