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<tr><td colspan=2 valign=top>'''Whitehouse Products Inc.''' was a camera manufacturer based in Brooklyn, New York, USA. It made simple [[Bakelite]] (and later other plastic) snapshot models, branded '''Beacon'''. Early Beacon models had collapsible lens panels; collapsing the panel disabled the shutter. Early models featured a B shutter setting, which was removed on later examples. The Beacon II and Two-Twenty-Five were fitted for mounting a flashgun. | <tr><td colspan=2 valign=top>'''Whitehouse Products Inc.''' was a camera manufacturer based in Brooklyn, New York, USA. It made simple [[Bakelite]] (and later other plastic) snapshot models, branded '''Beacon'''. Early Beacon models had collapsible lens panels; collapsing the panel disabled the shutter. Early models featured a B shutter setting, which was removed on later examples. The Beacon II and Two-Twenty-Five were fitted for mounting a flashgun. | ||
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The Beacon, Beacon II & Two-Twenty-Five cameras were usually black, but were available in various different colours. | The Beacon, Beacon II & Two-Twenty-Five cameras were usually black, but were available in various different colours. | ||
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|image_text= Autoflash WH 127-A<br>also sold as '''[[Argus]] 127''' | |image_text= Autoflash WH 127-A<br>also sold as '''[[Argus]] 127''' | ||
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| + | |image_text= Charley the Tuna<br><small>by John Kratz</small> | ||
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| + | |image_text= Beacon II, without B/I<br />switch,lens panel extended | ||
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* [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/beacon_ii/beacon_ii.htm Beacon II manual] on [http://www.butkus.org/ Mike Butkus's site] | * [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/beacon_ii/beacon_ii.htm Beacon II manual] on [http://www.butkus.org/ Mike Butkus's site] | ||
* [http://regis.boissier.free.fr/fotofexcameras/fex%20&%20photax/ph%20beacon_ii%20beacon%20two%20twenty%20five%20whitehouse%20products.htm FOTOFEX Beacon page] | * [http://regis.boissier.free.fr/fotofexcameras/fex%20&%20photax/ph%20beacon_ii%20beacon%20two%20twenty%20five%20whitehouse%20products.htm FOTOFEX Beacon page] | ||
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| Whitehouse Products Inc. was a camera manufacturer based in Brooklyn, New York, USA. It made simple Bakelite (and later other plastic) snapshot models, branded Beacon. Early Beacon models had collapsible lens panels; collapsing the panel disabled the shutter. Early models featured a B shutter setting, which was removed on later examples. The Beacon II and Two-Twenty-Five were fitted for mounting a flashgun.
The later Reflex model was almost identical to the Ansco Cadet Reflex. The WH 127-A model was also sold as by Argus as the Argus 127.
Cameras
The Beacon, Beacon II & Two-Twenty-Five cameras were usually black, but were available in various different colours. |
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Links
- Cameras at Sylvain Halgand's site
- Charlie the Tuna by Flickr user Travis Gray
- Photos taken with a Beacon by Marcy Merrill
- Beacon II with Flash
- Beacon Two-Twenty-Five with flash on Flickr by Rick Soloway
- Photo on Flickr by user midmophil
- (another) Photo on Flickr by user midmophil
- Photo of Argus version of WH127 by midmophil
- Beacon two-twenty-five, plus photos taken with it by DeanW
- Beacon Cameras at PBase.com
- Autoflash 127-A on OneTwoSeven.org.uk
- Automatic 705 on ClicClac.fr (French)
