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''The brand ''Imperial'' was also used on a [[Braun Imperial|series of box cameras]] from [[Braun]] in Germany, and [[Imperial (disambiguation)|several other products]] have carried the name Imperial.'' | ''The brand ''Imperial'' was also used on a [[Braun Imperial|series of box cameras]] from [[Braun]] in Germany, and [[Imperial (disambiguation)|several other products]] have carried the name Imperial.'' | ||
− | '''Imperial''' was the main camera brand of | + | '''Imperial''' was the main camera brand of '''Herbert George Co.''',a Chicago, Illinois, company founded by Herbert Weil and George Israel around 1945. '''Herco''' appeared on some models, such as the [[Herco Imperial]]; then ''Imperial'' won out as the preferred name. In 1961, company ownership changed and the whole company was renamed to '''Imperial Camera Corp.''' . It made solid bakelite and plastic cameras and often used eye-catching colors to spur sales of what were otherwise very basic cameras. |
==Camera Models== | ==Camera Models== |
Revision as of 19:10, 10 July 2011
Herco Imperial image by Shuggy™ (Image rights) |
The brand Imperial was also used on a series of box cameras from Braun in Germany, and several other products have carried the name Imperial.
Imperial was the main camera brand of Herbert George Co.,a Chicago, Illinois, company founded by Herbert Weil and George Israel around 1945. Herco appeared on some models, such as the Herco Imperial; then Imperial won out as the preferred name. In 1961, company ownership changed and the whole company was renamed to Imperial Camera Corp. . It made solid bakelite and plastic cameras and often used eye-catching colors to spur sales of what were otherwise very basic cameras.
Camera Models
Herco Imperial | Imperial 127 Reflex | Herco-Flex 6-20 | Imperial Delta | ||||||||
Imperial Insta-Flash | Imperial Instant Load 900 | Imperial Mark 27 | Imperial Mark XII Flash | ||||||||
Imperial Princess | Imperial Reflex 620 Duo Lens | Imperial Six-Twenty | Magimatic X50 | ||||||||
Imperial Cubex IV | Imperial Insta-Flash | Savoy Mark II | Imperial Satellite 127 | ||||||||
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Gallery
The Savoy was a popular model image by Steve Harwood (Image rights) |
Colorful cameras were a Herbert George specialty image by Steve Harwood (Image rights) |
Imperial Mark XII Flash image by Kenneth Dwain Harrelson |
Imperial Reflex image by Rick Soloway (Image rights) |
Imperial Mark 27 image by John Kratz (Image rights) |
Delta (4x4 on 127 film) image by Rick Soloway (Image rights) |
Links
- Herbert George cameras and user manuals at www.collection-appareils.fr
- Imperial Satellite at onetwoseven.org
- Imperial Insta-Flash at krphoto.com
- Herco Imperial at ozcamera.com
- Herbert-George page at Collection G. Even's site
- Imperial Camera Corp. page at Collection G. Even's site
- Shooting 35mm film with the Imperial Satellite
Companies of Chicago (Illinois) |
Adams & Westlake | Central Camera Co. | American Advertising and Research Co. | Bernard | Burke & James | Busch | Calumet | Candid | Chicago Aerial | Chicago Camera Co. | Chicago Ferrotype Company | Deardorff | De Vry | Drucker | Galter | Geiss | Herold | Imperial | Kemper | Lennor Engineering Co. | Metropolitan Industries | Monarch | Montgomery Ward | Pho-Tak | QRS Company | Rolls | Sans & Streiffe | Sears | Seymour | Spartus | The Camera Man | United States Camera Co. | Western Camera Manufacturing Co. | Yale | Zar | Zenith |
Chicago in depth: The Chicago Cluster, a bakelite trust? |