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Zenith Camera Corp. Sharpshooter |
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Manufactured or assembled in USA from 1948 to (After) 1950.
Index of rarity in France: Rare (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 1558
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Chronology of cameras Zenith Camera Corp.
Zenith Camera Corp. manufactured cameras in Chicago during a time when the city was better known for Galter productions, which were marketed under various brand names. While plastic was commonly used for those miniature cameras, Zenith Camera Corp. preferred stamped metal to produce rudimentary box cameras. The technical features of these cameras were extremely basic: fixed focus, no aperture control, and a single shutter speed without a bulb mode.
__________This metal box camera is very unpleasant to handle, especially when the weather is cold... in Chicago.
The fairly thin metal is covered on the front part with an aluminum-colored paint, and on the rear part with a frosted-looking paint.
The camera lacks of any originality, except the setting knobs resistance (selection between snapshots and bulb exposure) and the shutter operation sound (cling).
Would a Corned Beef cans factory have reconverted in Chicago, after war?
In the 1950 annual issue of Popular Photography, the mentioned manufacturer name is Pho-Tak.
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