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3M 440 IF |
 Version française |
Manufactured or assembled in Singapour from (Circa) 1982 to (After) 1982.
Index of rarity in France: Frequent (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 1688
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Chronology of cameras 3M
3M means Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing. It's an American company. It was founded in 1902; its' initial purpose was to mine the mineral for the manufacture of sandpaper which it also made.
In 1925, 3M introduced a masking tape called Scotch to the market. It was not until 1930 that Scotch, as we know it, a transparent adhesive tape, was introduced. Electrical insulating Scotch made its' appearance in 1945. The first Scotch magnetic strips arrived in 1947, Scotchguard waterproofing in 1956 and Scotch-Brite began to scratch in 1958.
3M bought the manufacturer Revere in 1960.
In 1964 3M bought the Italian company Ferrania, a manufacturer of photographic products, because it had European know-how and industrial facilities for the manufacture of film and emulsion deposition which 3M did not have. The existence of the Revere and Ferrania companies in the 3M group explains why we find cameras carrying the logo of the Minnesota miners on both sides of the Atlantic since 1964/5.
This camera has an on/off switch for the flash, a shutter release button, and a push button to cock it. It comes with an original semi-rigid plastic case.
During collection visits, various models of 110-format cameras with many similarities are encountered, all manufactured in Singapore in the late 1970s. The term "pocketpak" (in lowercase) appears in the name of several of these models. The manufacturer remains unknown, although credit is given to them for a large number of cameras sold under various brands.
While waiting to learn more, here are several of these cameras.
| Flash | Release shutter | |||
| very simple | ||||
| birex pocketpak 110gx |  |
Hot-shoe | Round orange | Birex brand registered in 1980 |
| Olympia pocketpak 110gx |  |
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| Ringfoto Alfo mini-pocket | 1977/78 catalogue | |||
| simple with flipflash | ||||
| 3M pocketpak 300 |  |
Flipflash | Square orange | |
| Ringfoto Alfo pocket 108 | 1981 catalogue | |||
| with electronic flash (Autoflash 440) | ||||
| 3M 440 IF |  |
Electronic flash | Square orange | |
| Olympia Autoflash 440 | ||||
| birex Autoflash 440 | ||||
| Ringfoto Alfotronic Autoflash 440 | Square white | 1981 catalogue | ||
| Twin lens | ||||
| Chinon pocketpak Flash |  |
Electronic flash | Square blue | |
| Ensign Tele-flash Fotopak FTF |  |
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