Keystone Camera Company
The Keystone Camera Company, a division of the Keystone Manufacturing Co., was founded in Boston, Massachussets, circa 1910. They were an American manufacturer of consumer photographic equipment. Notable products were movie cameras, 126 cartridge and 110 cartridge cameras with built in electronic flash (the "Everflash" series). In the 1930's, they made inexpensive 16mm cameras that are still in use today. They were acquired by Berkey Photo, Inc. in 1966. In 1978, Berkey sold its camera division and thus abandoned this market. The Keystone Camera Company filed for chapter 11 protection in January 1991. Later in 1991, they were purchased by Concord Camera Company for $6.6 million. It was during this period they entered into the disposable, "single use" camera market. Many of their cameras featured built-in electronic flash (an innovative feature for low-end cameras on their early models). They also had in their line some instant cameras using Polaroid film - and a few in other formats such as 35mm and Disc. Keystone was in a infringement suit with Polaroid in 1975 over the patents to their SX70 compatible camera. There was also a Keystone range of cine cameras.
Contents
Instant cameras
- 60 Second Everflash model 800 (100-packfilm)
- Rapid Shot
- Wizard XF1000 (SX-70 film)
- Wizard Everflash XF 1500
Disc film
35mm film cameras
Easy Shot 70 by Barbara Werth (Image rights) |
- 470PM Focus Free Message Camera
- Easy Shot 700 & 700x
- Everflash 3570
- Everflash Funshooter 70
- Regency
126 film cameras
725 EF by Marty4650 (Image rights) |
- Everflash 10
- Everflash 20
- Everflash 30
- Auto-Instant 125X
- Auto-Instant 145X
- K-1015
- K 1020 SLR auto-instant Reflex (SLR)
- 125 Flash Sweep
- 725 EF
110 film cameras
- Zoom 66
- Zoom Everflash XR608
- XR 108
Links
- Keystone Camera at www.collection-appareils.fr
- Keystone 110 cameras at SubClub.com
- Keystone page at Collection G. Even's site