Beacon II

Beacon II  1947-1955

Whitehouse Products of Brooklyn New York produced this beautiful little 127 camera.

The “Flash Synchronizer” looks great on the camera. It follows the camera’s lines perfectly.

I believe Whitehouse was inspired by an electric chair when it designed the flash socket.

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I love the pointing fingers on the film backing. They remind me of cartoons and tell me I’ve loaded the film correctly. Three rows of dots follow the finger. Then the number one.
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Flash Socket
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Despite “pushing” the film about 50%, it appears to have lost considerable speed over the years. Some shots were too dark to use.

Famous photographer and internet pioneer cenelson, sent me a few rolls of ancient Panchromatic film from Belgium. 3×4 cm. images in portrait orientation.