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| − | + | '''Marvel''' was a house brand label used by the US department store chain [[Sears]] in the 1930s and 1940s. This brand was applied to a few rebranded cameras, as well as a wide range of rebranded photographic supplies such as developing chemistry, equipment, light meters, and other products. The brand was also used in part for the Sears house-branded films, which used the name '''Marvelchrome'''. Sears continued to market products under the Marvel brand name until just after World War II. | |
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==Cameras== | ==Cameras== | ||
| − | * [[Marvel (127) | + | * [[Marvel (127)]] camera, for half frames on [[127 film]]; extinction meter & uncoupled rangefinder; this camera is a rebranded [[Acro Model R]] |
| − | * [[ | + | * '''Marvel "27"''' camera; this camera is a variant of [[The Chicago Cluster]] 127 cameras, most similar to the McKeown Type K |
| + | * Various '''Marvel Box Cameras'''; rebranded versions of [[Ansco Shur Shot]] box cameras | ||
| + | * [[Marvel-flex]]; made by [[Ciro]] | ||
| + | * MarVette, a mostly [[bakelite]] viewfinder camera for half frames on [[127 film]] | ||
| − | ==Notes | + | ==Notes== |
<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Camera makers]] [[Category:USA]] | [[Category:Camera makers]] [[Category:USA]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:19, 1 July 2023
Marvel was a house brand label used by the US department store chain Sears in the 1930s and 1940s. This brand was applied to a few rebranded cameras, as well as a wide range of rebranded photographic supplies such as developing chemistry, equipment, light meters, and other products. The brand was also used in part for the Sears house-branded films, which used the name Marvelchrome. Sears continued to market products under the Marvel brand name until just after World War II.
Cameras
- Marvel (127) camera, for half frames on 127 film; extinction meter & uncoupled rangefinder; this camera is a rebranded Acro Model R
- Marvel "27" camera; this camera is a variant of The Chicago Cluster 127 cameras, most similar to the McKeown Type K
- Various Marvel Box Cameras; rebranded versions of Ansco Shur Shot box cameras
- Marvel-flex; made by Ciro
- MarVette, a mostly bakelite viewfinder camera for half frames on 127 film
