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The '''Flash Master''' is a [[bakelite]] viewfinder camera, sold as a kit together with a big bulb [[flashgun]]. It has characteristic flash contact posts atop its lens barrel. It makes 4.5×6cm exposures on [[127 film]] rolls. It has an I & B shutter, and a simple [[Graf]] lens.
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As with many [[The Chicago Cluster|Chicago bakelite cameras]], the "Flash-Master" name plate might appear on cameras with several different body styles, and from seemingly-different companies like [[Seymour]] or [[Spartus|Herold Products]].
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The '''Flash Master''' is a [[bakelite]] viewfinder camera, sold by [[Seymour]] Sales Co. as a kit together with a big bulb [[flashgun]]. It has characteristic flash contact posts atop its lens barrel. It was a camera for type No. [[127 film]] rolls and made 4.5×6cm exposures. It offered choice between instant speed and flash mode (B mode), and it had a simple [[Graf]] lens. Many other [[The Chicago Cluster|name variants]] of this body style are known.
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Latest revision as of 06:35, 2 December 2022

The Flash Master is a bakelite viewfinder camera, sold as a kit together with a big bulb flashgun. It has characteristic flash contact posts atop its lens barrel. It makes 4.5×6cm exposures on 127 film rolls. It has an I & B shutter, and a simple Graf lens.

As with many Chicago bakelite cameras, the "Flash-Master" name plate might appear on cameras with several different body styles, and from seemingly-different companies like Seymour or Herold Products.



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