British Invent Midget Camera (Jul, 1934)
British Invent Midget Camera
ANSWERING the demands of photographic fans for even more compact equipment, a London manufacturer has perfected a tiny camera which takes pictures the size of a postage stamp.
The midget device takes eight photographs on a roll of film and is to sell for about a dollar.
looks like a 17,5 mm camera
http://www.subclub.org/shop/175mm.htm
Comment by latente — August 5, 2008 @ 5:16 am
Can’t believe it was invented on 1934… how much was a dollar worth by that year?
Comment by Ronald — August 5, 2008 @ 6:05 am
These devices prefer to be called ‘little cameras.’
Comment by StanFlouride — August 5, 2008 @ 2:48 pm
Maybe the manufacturer sold the cameras at or below cost and
made the profit from developing and reloading the film.
Comment by jayessell — August 5, 2008 @ 3:51 pm
today they would call it “nano”
Comment by Kris — August 6, 2008 @ 3:30 am
Ronald: By that year a dollar was worth…approximately a dollar.
I think WW2 costs are 15-20 times lower than today and given it’s 1934 and there has just been a recession with deflation, in today’s money that’s about $25. Value! Unless I’m wrong…which happened once
Comment by Joey O'Neill — August 6, 2008 @ 6:46 am
Now.. for only 8 photos I don’t see a practical use… or maybe you can have a bag full of these cameras to continue taking.. :S
Comment by JM — August 7, 2008 @ 7:56 am
These dirty yellow Brit rats – we’d have drop a clouple more nukes on’em back in 1776.
Comment by Professor_Fate — August 25, 2008 @ 2:47 pm