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| − | '''The Camera Man''' was a camera seller in Chicago, USA known only by a few "minicams" for [[127 film]]. Its bakelite '''Silver King''' model was uniquely styled, with a top housing that almost resembles crashing surf. The more angular Champion and President models are also seen under different "manufacturer" names, such as Lee Industries, Drexel Camera Co. (Minnesota), and General Products. The [[The Chicago Cluster|Chicago camera industry]] was notorious for confusing brand re-namings of this kind. | + | '''The Camera Man''' was a camera seller in Chicago, USA known only by a few "minicams" for [[127 film]]. One known address was 14 West Lake Street. Its bakelite '''Silver King''' model was uniquely styled, with a top housing that almost resembles crashing surf. The more angular Champion and President models were available by 1946<REF>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/camerawiki/6071907950/in/pool-camerawiki Max Levinger ad for Champion minicam] in ''Popular Photography'' magazine April 1946 (Vol. 18, No. 4) page 174.</REF> and are also seen under different "manufacturer" names, such as [[Lee Industries]], Drexel Camera Co. (Minnesota), and General Products. The [[The Chicago Cluster|Chicago camera industry]] was notorious for confusing brand re-namings of this kind. |
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The Camera Man was a camera seller in Chicago, USA known only by a few "minicams" for 127 film. One known address was 14 West Lake Street. Its bakelite Silver King model was uniquely styled, with a top housing that almost resembles crashing surf. The more angular Champion and President models were available by 1946[1] and are also seen under different "manufacturer" names, such as Lee Industries, Drexel Camera Co. (Minnesota), and General Products. The Chicago camera industry was notorious for confusing brand re-namings of this kind.
Cameras
Notes
- ↑ Max Levinger ad for Champion minicam in Popular Photography magazine April 1946 (Vol. 18, No. 4) page 174.
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| Companies of Chicago (Illinois) |
| Adams & Westlake | Central Camera Co. | American Advertising and Research Co. | Bernard | Burke & James | Busch | Calumet | Candid | Chicago Aerial | Chicago Camera Co. | Chicago Ferrotype Company | Deardorff | De Vry | Drucker | Galter | Geiss | Herold | Imperial | Kemper | Lennor Engineering Co. | Metropolitan Industries | Monarch | Montgomery Ward | Pho-Tak | QRS Company | Rolls | Sans & Streiffe | Sears | Seymour | Spartus | The Camera Man | United States Camera Co. | Western Camera Manufacturing Co. | Yale | Zar | Zenith |
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