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While the name Falcon originated with the [[Utility Manufacturing Company]] of New York, it was Chicago's Henry T. Schiff who was awarded a February 1939 US design patent on the streamlined '''Falcon Rocket''' camera for [[127 film]]<ref>[https://patents.google.com/patent/USD113239 US Design Patent 113,239] from [https://www.google.com/patents Google Patents].</ref>. This coincides with Falcon's transition to becoming one of the sub-brands of the [[Jack Galter]]/[[Spartus]] empire. The Rocket body greatly resembles one illustrated in a camera patent filed by Galter in 1939<REF>[http://www.freepatentsonline.com/2196604.pdf US Patent 2,196,604] (PDF) from [http://www.freepatentsonline.com/ FreePatentsOnline.com]</REF> (although that model was to include batteries for [[flash sync]]).
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Other name variants of this camera are known, including the [[Spartus#New_York:_Utility_Mfg._Co.|Utility]] '''Carlton''' and Spencer '''Majestic'''. The body is moulded in [[bakelite]].
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The '''Falcon Rocket'''  camera design for [[127 film]] originated with the [[Utility Manufacturing Company]] of New York. One version was sold as '''Carlton'''. The body is moulded in [[bakelite]].
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The same design continued after the company's move to Chicago, some labeled '''Falcon Camera Co.''', surely just [[Spartus]] under another name.
 
 
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 06:39, 12 December 2022

While the name Falcon originated with the Utility Manufacturing Company of New York, it was Chicago's Henry T. Schiff who was awarded a February 1939 US design patent on the streamlined Falcon Rocket camera for 127 film[1]. This coincides with Falcon's transition to becoming one of the sub-brands of the Jack Galter/Spartus empire. The Rocket body greatly resembles one illustrated in a camera patent filed by Galter in 1939[2] (although that model was to include batteries for flash sync).

Other name variants of this camera are known, including the Utility Carlton and Spencer Majestic. The body is moulded in bakelite.

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See The Chicago Cluster for more probably-related cameras and "companies"