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| + | |align=center|[[Herco Imperial]] | ||
| + | |align=center| Imperial 127 Reflex | ||
| + | |align=center|[[Herco-Flex 6-20]] | ||
| + | |align=center|[[Imperial Delta]] | ||
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| + | |align=center|[[Imperial Insta-Flash]] | ||
| + | |align=center|[[Imperial Instant Load 900]] | ||
| + | |align=center|[[Imperial Mark 27]] | ||
| + | |align=center|[[Imperial Mark XII Flash]] | ||
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| + | |align=center|[[Imperial Princess]] | ||
| + | |align=center|[[Imperial Reflex 620 Duo Lens]] | ||
| + | |align=center|[[Imperial Six-Twenty]] | ||
| + | |align=center|[[Magimatic X50]] | ||
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| + | |align=center|[[Imperial Cubex IV]] | ||
| + | |align=center|[[Imperial Insta-Flash]] | ||
| + | |align=center| Savoy Mark II | ||
| + | |align=center| [[Imperial Satellite 127]] | ||
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| + | |align=center|[[Imperial Satellite 127|Imperial Satellite II]] | ||
| + | |align=center|[[Stylex]] | ||
| + | |align=center|[[Imperial Deluxe Twin Lens Reflex]] | ||
| + | |align=center| …and no doubt others | ||
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Revision as of 14:03, 11 July 2011
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| 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 entirely bakelite and plastic cameras and often used eye-catching colors and styles to spur sales of what were otherwise very basic designs.
Camera Models
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| 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 | ||||||||
| Imperial Satellite II | Stylex | Imperial Deluxe Twin Lens Reflex | …and no doubt others |
Gallery
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| The Savoy was a popular model image by Steve Harwood (Image rights) |
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| Colorful cameras were a Herbert George specialty image by Steve Harwood (Image rights) |
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| Imperial Mark XII Flash image by Kenneth Dwain Harrelson |
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| Imperial Reflex image by Rick Soloway (Image rights) |
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| Imperial Mark 27 image by John Kratz (Image rights) |
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| 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? |
