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The '''Camera Lite''' is a combination of camera and cigarette lighter, made by [[Suzuki]] in the mid-1950s. It is a simplified version of the similar [[Echo 8]].
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The '''Echo 8''' is a combination of camera and cigarette lighter, made by [[Suzuki]] from 1951. The '''Camera Lite''' is a simplified version, made around 1955.
  
 
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== Bibliography ==
 
== Bibliography ==
* {{Showa10}} Items 977–8.
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* {{Showa10}} Items 977–8 and 1131 (see also the pictures on pp.17 and 438).
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* {{Lewis}} P.76.
 
* {{McKeown12}} Pp.909–10.
 
* {{McKeown12}} Pp.909–10.
* {{Zukan}} Items 5020–1.
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* {{Zukan}} Items 5020–1 and 5031–2.
  
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==
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* [http://www.submin.com/8mm/collection/echo8/index.htm Camera-lite and Echo 8 cameras] at [http://www.submin.com submin.com]
 
* [http://www.submin.com/8mm/collection/echo8/index.htm Camera-lite and Echo 8 cameras] at [http://www.submin.com submin.com]
 
* Past auctions by [http://www.westlicht-auction.com/ Westlicht Photographica Auction]:
 
* Past auctions by [http://www.westlicht-auction.com/ Westlicht Photographica Auction]:
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** [http://www.westlicht-auction.com/index.php?id=13877&acat=13877&offset=4&_ssl=off Echo 8], lot no.456 of [http://www.westlicht-auction.com/index.php?id=13848&_ssl=off&lang=3 auction no.1 (November 15, 2002)]
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** [http://www.westlicht-auction.com/index.php?id=94199&acat=94199&offset=1&_ssl=off Echo 8], lot no.559 of [http://www.westlicht-auction.com/index.php?id=94078&_ssl=off&lang=3 auction no.12 (November 17, 2007)]
 
** [http://www.westlicht-auction.com/index.php?id=25197&acat=25197&offset=1&_ssl=off Camera Lite], lot no.610 of [http://www.westlicht-auction.com/index.php?id=25111&_ssl=off&lang=3 auction no.6 (November 6, 2004)]
 
** [http://www.westlicht-auction.com/index.php?id=25197&acat=25197&offset=1&_ssl=off Camera Lite], lot no.610 of [http://www.westlicht-auction.com/index.php?id=25111&_ssl=off&lang=3 auction no.6 (November 6, 2004)]
 
** Camera Lite, [http://www.westlicht-auction.com/index.php?id=43177&acat=43177&offset=3&_ssl=off lot no.610] and [http://www.westlicht-auction.com/index.php?id=43177&acat=43177&offset=4&_ssl=off lot no.611] of [http://www.westlicht-auction.com/index.php?id=43141&_ssl=off&lang=3 auction no.8 (November 27, 2005)]
 
** Camera Lite, [http://www.westlicht-auction.com/index.php?id=43177&acat=43177&offset=3&_ssl=off lot no.610] and [http://www.westlicht-auction.com/index.php?id=43177&acat=43177&offset=4&_ssl=off lot no.611] of [http://www.westlicht-auction.com/index.php?id=43141&_ssl=off&lang=3 auction no.8 (November 27, 2005)]
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[[Category: Japanese 8mm film]]
 
[[Category: Japanese 8mm film]]
 
[[Category: Lighter shape]]
 
[[Category: Lighter shape]]
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The Echo 8 is a combination of camera and cigarette lighter, made by Suzuki from 1951. The Camera Lite is a simplified version, made around 1955.

Bibliography

  • Asahi Camera (アサヒカメラ) editorial staff. Shōwa 10–40nen kōkoku ni miru kokusan kamera no rekishi (昭和10–40年広告にみる国産カメラの歴史, Japanese camera history as seen in advertisements, 1935–1965). Tokyo: Asahi Shinbunsha, 1994. ISBN 4-02-330312-7. Items 977–8 and 1131 (see also the pictures on pp.17 and 438).
  • Lewis, Gordon, ed. The History of the Japanese Camera. Rochester, N.Y.: George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography & Film, 1991. ISBN 0-935398-17-1 (paper), 0-935398-16-3 (hard). P.76.
  • 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). Pp.909–10.
  • Sugiyama, Kōichi (杉山浩一); Naoi, Hiroaki (直井浩明); Bullock, John R. The Collector's Guide to Japanese Cameras. 国産カメラ図鑑 (Kokusan kamera zukan). Tokyo: Asahi Sonorama, 1985. ISBN 4-257-03187-5. Items 5020–1 and 5031–2.

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