Delta Stereo
The Delta Stereo camera was made in 1955 by Lennor Engineering Co. in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Three published addresses were: 5614 North Clark Street,[1] 5612 North Clark Street[2] and 2632 West Barry Avenue.[3]
The body is either metal with a blue enamel finish, or black plastic; both have panels of matching leatherette covering.[4] It has a brushed aluminium faceplate and a pair of f/6.3 fixed-focus lenses in a shutter with speeds 25, 50, 100 and B. Around the left lens are four settings marked in feet. This scale has been mistaken by some writers (including McKeown) who have said that the lenses have adjustable focus, this is not so. The scale is for when you are using the flash unit at various distances, they are actually the aperture settings (f6.3, 9, 12.7, 18).
The frame counter is on the front between the lenses. Turning the wind knob on the top advances the film by means of a sliding rack that has nine teeth to engage the film sprocket holes. This action also cocks the shutter. The shutter release has two positions in use: you press part way down to fire the shutter, then press all the way down to release the film advancing rack. The rack retracts and springs back ready to advance the film ten perforations for 23x25mm frames.
There is a flash contact in the base where a Delta bulb flash can be attached. The camera was also sold in a kit with the flash and a stereo viewer.
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Notes
- ↑ Advertisement in “Popular Science” October 1955, page 62
- ↑ Delta instruction book
- ↑ Warranty registration card, July 1955
- ↑ McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover). Page 620.
