Spartus Full-Vue
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| image by Inspiredphotos (Image rights) |
The simple Spartus Full-Vue plastic pseudo TLR was made from 1948 to 1960 by American manufacturer Spartus. 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. Spartus used various metal face-plate and plastic molding designs 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.
Links
- Full-Vue imaging samples of Andreas Wolkersdorfer [1]
- Full-Vue and photos taken with it on Westfordcomp.com
- Spartus Manual on Mike Butkus' site
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| Original box image by Bryan Austin (Image rights) |
