Imperial Camera Corporation Magimatic X50 |
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Manufactured or assembled in USA from (Circa) 1975 to (After) 1975.
Index of rarity in France: Rare (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 9666
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Chronology of cameras Imperial Camera Corporation
The Imperial Camera Corporation was formed from the Herbert George Company when it was sold in 1961. It produced cameras "until the mid 1970's" so the Magimatic was one of the last. It has a close resemblance to the Kodak Instamatic X-15F and the Keystone Auto Instant series of cameras. Magicubes did not need a battery to fire them..
![Imperial Camera Corporation Magimatic X50](../../herbert/images/Imperial_Magimatic_X50.jpg )
Starting in 1961, the Herbert George company was succeeded by Imperial. The cameras produced by the new brand continued in the same vein as those of Herbert George.
According to the patent application dates, Imperial remained active until the early 1980s but increasingly shifted production to Asia.
The patents filed by Imperial Camera Corp. list George Irwin as the inventor, who had already worked for Herbert George in the latter half of the 1950s. The illustrations accompanying the patent applications correspond to Herbert George or Imperial cameras and accessories.
Herbert George | |
1959 Universal flash lamp socket ![]() US2912665 |
1961 Flash camera and reflector ![]() US2977865 |
Imperial Camera Corp. | |
1961 Flash Camera ![]() US3001461 |
1964 Flash bulb holder and camera assembly ![]() US3118613 |
1965 Flash holder construction ![]() US3211902 |
1966 Flash shutter with double exposure prevention ![]() US3246589 |
1966 Flash synchronized shutter ![]() US3254581 |
1966 Flash bulb holding means ![]() US3259868 |
1968 Camera construction ![]() US3406621 |
1969 Flashcube sockets ![]() US3431542 |
1970 Improvements in or relating to cameras with flashcube mechanisms ![]() GB1183080 |
1971 Cartridge type camera construction ![]() US3605595 |
1971 Firing and synchronizing mechanism for percussion-ignitable flashlamps ![]() US3628431 |
1972 Flash lamp actuating structure ![]() US3665827 |
1980 Flash lamp operating mechanism ![]() US4204757 |
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