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The simple '''Spartus Full-Vue''' plastic [[pseudo TLR]] was made from 1948 to 1960 by American manufacturer [[Spartus]]. Its finder lens is larger in diameter than its camera lens. That gives a bright finder image on the hooded matte screen. But that's all what reminds of a TLR. The name "Full-Vue" resembles of an other [[box camera]] with big reflecting finder, the British [[Ensign Ful-Vue|Ful-Vue]].  There were various designs of face plate and body decoration over the production period. Early examples were made of [[Bakelite]], although later  models may have been other plastics.
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The simple '''Spartus Full-Vue''' plastic [[pseudo TLR]] was made from 1948 to 1960 by American manufacturer [[Spartus]], later Herold Products. This model exposes 2&frac14;" square images on [[120 film]]. The lens of its viewfinder is larger in diameter than its taking lens, giving a bright finder image on the hooded matte screen.
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The name "Full-Vue" resembles another [[box camera]] with big reflecting finder, the British [[Ensign Ful-Vue|Ful-Vue]]. In fact, the more direct connection is to the [[Falcon Magni-View]] from Utility Mfg. Co. of New York, several of whose models were reissued by Spartus<REF>See [http://www.flickr.com/photos/camerawiki/6071364235/in/pool-camerawiki this 1940 Magni-Vue advertisement] for a sense of the similarities. From ''Popular Photography'' magazine,  June 1940 (Vol. 6, No. 6) page 92.</REF>
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Spartus used various metal face-plate designs and plastic moldings over the production period. Early examples were made of [[Bakelite]], although later  models may have been other plastics.
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The Full-Vue is also seen labeled with "[[Spencer|The Spencer Co.]]" or "[[Galter|Galter Products Co.]]" as the manufacturer's name—a nebulous distinction, as all these entities shared the same address on West Lake St. in Chicago<REF>If you examine the Spartus Full-Vue manual linked to below, the camera pictured on its cover distinctly reads "Galter Products" below its lens; yet the company name used in the manual is "Herold Manufacturing Co, Not Inc."</REF>.
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==Notes==
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* [http://www.wolkerstorfer.at/6x6/SpartusFull-Vue/USA.html Full-Vue imaging samples] of Andreas Wolkersdorfer [http://www.wolkerstorfer.at]
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* [http://westfordcomp.com/classics/spartusfullview/index.htm Full-Vue and photos taken with it] on Westfordcomp.com
 
* [http://westfordcomp.com/classics/spartusfullview/index.htm Full-Vue and photos taken with it] on Westfordcomp.com
* [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/spartus/spartus_full-vue_reflex/spartus_full-vue_reflex.htm Spartus Manual] on [http://www.butkus.org/ Mike Butkus' site]
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* [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/spartus/spartus_full-vue_reflex/spartus_full-vue_reflex.htm Spartus Full-Vue Manual] on Mike Butkus' [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/ OrphanCameras.com]
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[[Category:6x6 pseudo TLR|Full-Vue]]

Revision as of 05:31, 24 August 2017

The simple Spartus Full-Vue plastic pseudo TLR was made from 1948 to 1960 by American manufacturer Spartus, later Herold Products. This model exposes 2¼" square images on 120 film. The lens of its viewfinder is larger in diameter than its taking lens, giving a bright finder image on the hooded matte screen.

The name "Full-Vue" resembles another box camera with big reflecting finder, the British Ful-Vue. In fact, the more direct connection is to the Falcon Magni-View from Utility Mfg. Co. of New York, several of whose models were reissued by Spartus[1]

Spartus used various metal face-plate designs and plastic moldings over the production period. Early examples were made of Bakelite, although later models may have been other plastics.

The Full-Vue is also seen labeled with "The Spencer Co." or "Galter Products Co." as the manufacturer's name—a nebulous distinction, as all these entities shared the same address on West Lake St. in Chicago[2].

Notes

  1. See this 1940 Magni-Vue advertisement for a sense of the similarities. From Popular Photography magazine, June 1940 (Vol. 6, No. 6) page 92.
  2. If you examine the Spartus Full-Vue manual linked to below, the camera pictured on its cover distinctly reads "Galter Products" below its lens; yet the company name used in the manual is "Herold Manufacturing Co, Not Inc."

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See The Chicago Cluster for more probably-related cameras and "companies"