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Imperial Camera Corporation Mark XII Flash
France Version française
Photos by IC text by IC. From the collection of IC. Last update 2019-09-28 par Sylvain Halgand.

Manufactured or assembled in USA from 1961 to (After) 1961.
Index of rarity in France: Rare (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 4831

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Chronology of cameras Imperial Camera Corporation 

This is a gray variation showing the new Imperial logo which appeared when Herbert George Co became Imperial Camera Corp. in 1961.

It does not have any drawing above the lens, but a small aluminum colour embossed plate. 

Imperial Camera Corporation Mark XII Flash



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Starting in 1961, the Herbert George company was succeeded by Imperial. The cameras produced by the new brand continued in the same vein as those of Herbert George.

According to the patent application dates, Imperial remained active until the early 1980s but increasingly shifted production to Asia.

The patents filed by Imperial Camera Corp. list George Irwin as the inventor, who had already worked for Herbert George in the latter half of the 1950s. The illustrations accompanying the patent applications correspond to Herbert George or Imperial cameras and accessories.

Herbert George
1959
Universal flash lamp socket
Brevet
US2912665 
1961
Flash camera and reflector
Brevet
US2977865

Imperial Camera Corp.
1961
Flash Camera
Brevet
US3001461
1964
Flash bulb holder and camera assembly
Brevet
US3118613
1965
Flash holder construction
Brevet
US3211902
1966
Flash shutter with double exposure prevention
Brvet
US3246589
1966
Flash synchronized shutter
Brevet
US3254581
1966
Flash bulb holding means
Brevet
US3259868
1968
Camera construction
Brevet
US3406621
1969
Flashcube sockets
Brevet
US3431542
1970
Improvements in or relating to cameras with flashcube mechanisms
Brevet
GB1183080
1971
Cartridge type camera construction
Brevet
US3605595
1971
Firing and synchronizing mechanism for percussion-ignitable flashlamps
Brevet
US3628431
1972
Flash lamp actuating structure
Brevet
US3665827
1980
Flash lamp operating mechanism
Brevet
US4204757
 





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