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Mercury Model II
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2005.006.13.61
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1945 (Creation)
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- Universal Camera Corporation
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1 piece of photographic equipment : camera
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(1932-1964)
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Founded in 1932 by Otto W. Githens and Jacob J. Shapiro in New York. The company was insolvent in 1952 but the business was kept going until 1964. Made cine cameras and projectors, still cameras, and binoculars.
The company aquired Norton Laboratories Ltd. Lock Port, New York
Source: https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/people/cp118773/universal-camera-corporation
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Item is an aluminum body camera for 35mm film that takes 65 half sized photographs. A rotary metal focal plane shutter with speeds T, B, 1/20-1/1000 plus hot shoe synch.
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2005.006.13.61.jpg
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