General Information

Serial #

109127

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL CASE; GLASS LENSES; SYNTHETIC GRIP AND VARIOUS PARTS; SOME METAL KNOBS AND OTHER WORKING PARTS/.2 METAL AND SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

33.0 cm

Width

27.0 cm

Height

19.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still cameras

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

SIMMON

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

New York

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1950S AND 1960S

Canada

Unknown

Function

USED TO RECORD STILL IMAGES ON FILM

Technical

OMEGAFLASH PERMITS MANUAL ADVANCE OF PRE LOADED BULBS. IN THE 1950S CONSERVATIVE PRESS PHOTOGRAPHERS USED SPEED GRAPHICS WHILE THE MORE "ADVENTUROUS" USED ROLLEIS OR LEICAS. "OMEGA" WAS AN ATTEMPT TO FILL THIS GAP BUT WAS NOT PARTICULARLY SUCCESSFUL (ORAL HISTORY - W. NASSAU) Roll film camera permitted 9 exposures 2 1/4 x 2 3/4-inches on 120 film.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 MFG'S PLATE ON FRONT: 'SIMMON BROS. INC. I.I.C. N.Y./ PAT. 2,577,160/ Omega 120/ 109127 MADE IN U.S.A.'/ PRINTING AROUND LENS INCLUDES: 'TRADE OMICRON MARK RAPAX SYNCHROMATIC MADE BY WOLLENSAK FOR/ SIMMON BROS. INC./ SIMMON BROS. INC. 90MM f/3.5 OMICRON C W NO. B355650'/ LOADING INSTRUCTIONS AND DESIGNATIONS PRINTED ON BACK/.2 MFG'S PLATE: 'Omegaflash/ 120/ WITH CAPACITOR/ PAT. NO. 2,395,600/ MADE IN U.S.A/ 113225/ SIMMON BROS. INC. L.I.C., N.Y.'

Missing

COMPLETE

Finish

.1 MAINLY MATTE BLACK TEXTURED FINISH WITH SHINY BLACK SYNTHETIC PARTS AND SILVERED TRIM/ RED AND BLACK PRINTING/.2 ATTACHMENT BAR: SHINY BLACK ON TOP AND SHINY SILVER ON BOTTOM/ REFLECTOR: TEXTURED MATTE BLACK ON OUTSIDE AND SHINY SILVER INSIDE

Decoration

N/A