EPHS Rehomed Photo Gear

  The Tower Snappy Camera is a plastic box camera sold by Sears, Roebuck & Co. during the early 1960s. It is heavily modeled after the popular Imperial Savoy camera (manufactured by the Herbert George Company).This camera features fixed focus, a single shutter speed, and takes 620 film. Key Features: Film Format: Uses 620 roll film producing 6 × 6 cm square exposures. Operation: Simple point-and-shoot box camera with fixed focus. Design: Molded-plastic roughly 4” square, in grey, black, silver, and various colours. Lens: Single-element plastic lens. Shutter: Single instantaneous shutter speed.

  The SUPER COLOUR 35mm CAMERA is a basic, reusable point-and-shoot film camera from the 1990s, often sold as a budget or promotional item. It features a fixed-focus lens and hot shoe for external flash attachment. Key Features: Film Format: Uses standard 35mm film. Lens: Fixed-focus. Mechanics: Manual winding wheels to advance and rewind the film.  

  The Argus Model 43145 Film Splicer is a mechanical film splicer designed for editing 8mm and Super 8 motion picture film. Manufactured in the 1960s and 1970s during the peak of home cinema editing, this mechanical desktop unit was popular for manual editing, assembling, and repairing broken movie reel strips. Key Features: Film Format : Designed exclusively for 8mm and Super 8 movie film. Mechanism Type : Manual, tape-based dry splicer. Rather than relying on liquid chemicals like liquid cement, it utilizes specialized clear, pre-perforated adhesive strips (often called Quik Splice or Presstapes). Integrated Cutter : Includes a built-in metal guillotine lever blade to slice clean, square cuts directly through the film frames before joining them. Material : Built with a heavy, durable black die-cast metal base featuring manual alignment pins (studs) to accurately register the film's sprocket holes.   Operation: 1....