Marvel
Revision as of 20:19, 1 July 2023 by Tarn McDaddo (talk | contribs) (Tarn McDaddo moved page Marvel Products to Marvel: This page had previously been misidentified as a separate manufacturer or supplier of cameras. This was actually a house brand of Sears and so should just be listed as "Marvel" rather than "Ma...)
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
