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Art Deco Cameras

Cameras from a Special Era

Here are the Art Deco and other decorative cameras in my collection with date of introduction and film type.

Manufacturers

Cameras listed for each manufacturer.

Agfa | Agfa‑Ansco | Agilux | Altissa | Ansco | APM | Argus | Artima | ATOMS | Balda | Bencini | Bilora | Braun | Butcher | Casa Univex | Ciro | CMF | Coronet | Dacora | Dekko | Detrola | Dufa | Ebner | Elliott | Ensign | Ferrania | Fex‑Indo | Filma | Foth | Fototecnica | Franke & Heidecke | Gamma | Genos | Georges Paris | Gevaert | Gnome | Goldstein | Hamaphot | Herbert George/Herco/Imperial | Houghton | Hunter | Ilford | Iloca | Indra | Industries Matutano | Irwin | Ising | Kershaw Soho | Kodak | Lipca | Lumière | Meopta | Metropolitan | M.I.O.M. | Monarch | Montanus | Mozar | Nuro | P&B | Pouva | Purma | Rajar | Rheinmetall | Roto | Seymore | Shaw-Harrison | Sida | Soho | Spartus | Standard | Tiranty | Truvox | Univex | Utility | Vena | Vernak | Voigtlander | Vredeborch | Walz | Warwick | Welta | Whitehouse | Wirgin | WZFO | Zeiss Ikon | Zenith

Agfa

 ModelDateFilm
Speedex 0
Period Deco
1932127
Billy Clack No. 74
Period Deco
1934120
Billy Clack No. 51
Period Deco
1934120
Billy Compur
Period Deco
1934120
Trolix
Streamlined Deco
1936120
Karat
Streamlined Deco
1936Rapid
Billy Record 8.8
Period Deco
1936120
Box B-2
Deco Influenced
1937120
Karat 3.5 V2
Streamlined Deco
1939Rapid
Synchro Box
Deco Influenced
1949120
Clack
Late Deco
1954120
Click I
Late Deco
1958120

Agfa-Ansco

 ModelDateFilm
Royal 1A Ostrich Skin
Period Deco
1925116
Readyset Royal Silver Fox
Period Deco
1931120
Shur-Shot Regular B2
Period Deco
1932120
Shur-Shot
Period Deco
1932120
PD16 Plenax
Period Deco
1935616
PB20 Viking
Deco Influenced
1940620

Agilux

 ModelDateFilm
Agifold
Deco Influenced
1948120/620
Agiflash
Late Deco
1954127

Altissa

 ModelDateFilm
Box 200
Period Deco
1936120
Box D
Deco Influenced
1948120

Ansco

 ModelDateFilm
Clipper
Deco Influenced
1947616
Shur-Shot Jr.
Deco Influenced
1948120
Sears Roebuck Tower 43
Wider Collection
1948120
Rediflex
Deco Influenced
1948620
Panda
Late Deco
1950620
Shur-Flash
Wider Collection
1953120

Amalgamated Photographic Materials (APM)

 ModelDateFilm
Vest Pocket
Early Deco
1924127

Argus

 ModelDateFilm
A2B Pre-War
Streamlined Deco
1939135
A2F
Streamlined Deco
1939135
A2B Post-War
Deco Influenced
1945135
C3
Deco Influenced
1947135
Argoflex Seventy-five
Deco Influenced
1949620

Artima

 ModelDateFilm
Photo-Magic
Period Deco
1935127
Weekend
Wider Collection
1935120

ATOMS

 ModelDateFilm
Aiglon
Deco Influenced
1948120

Balda

 ModelDateFilm
Poka Duplex
Period Deco
1934120
Rollbox
Period Deco
1935120
Frontbox
Period Deco
1935120
Juwella 6.3
Period Deco
1936120
Juwella 4.5
Period Deco
1937120
Baldinette
Deco Influenced
1951135

CMF Bencini

 ModelDateFilm
Argo
Period Deco
1939120
Comet
Deco Influenced
1948127
Koroll
Deco Influenced
1951120

Bilora

 ModelDateFilm
Stop Box
Period Deco
1935120
Box
Deco Influenced
1946120
Blitz Box
Deco Influenced
1948120
Color Box
Deco Influenced
1948120
Boy
Deco Influenced
1949127
Boy Luxus
Deco Influenced
1950120
Blitz Box D
Deco Influenced
1953120
Bella 44
Late Deco
1958127

Braun

 ModelDateFilm
Imperial 6x9
Deco Influenced
1950120
Imperial 6x9 Flash
Deco Influenced
1950120
Imperial 6x6>
Deco Influenced
1951120

Casa Univex

 ModelDateFilm
Univex
Deco Influenced
1946120

Ciro

 ModelDateFilm
 Ciro-flex
Wider Collection
1947120

Coronet

 ModelDateFilm
Every Distance 16
Period Deco
1930120
Rex Folding 7.7
Period Deco
1930120
Rex Folding
Period Deco
1930120
Supreme Deluxe
Period Deco
1935120
Crown
Period Deco
1935120
Nustyle
Period Deco
1935120
Diadem
Period Deco
1935120
Midget
Period Deco
193516mm
De Luxe Red Facia
Period Deco
1936120
Vogue
Streamlined Deco
1936828
Cub
Streamlined Deco
1939828
Victor
Deco Influenced
1945127
Cameo
Deco Influenced
194716mm
Fildia
Deco Influenced
1947120
Twelve-20
Deco Influenced
1948120/620
Twelve-20 Colour-Filter Model
Deco Influenced
1950120/620
F-20 Coro-flash
Deco Influenced
1950120/620
Gratispool
Deco Influenced
1950120
Popular Twelve
Deco Influenced
1952120/620
6x6 Flashmaster
Deco Influenced
1953120
3-D Speckled
Deco Influenced
1953127
3-D
Deco Influenced
1953127
Flashmaster
Deco Influenced
1954120
Dynamic 12
Deco Influenced
1954120/620
Rex
Deco Influenced
1955120
Rex Flash
Deco Influenced
1955120
Ambassador
Deco Influenced
1955120
Outspan
Deco Influenced
1955120
Captain
Deco Influenced
1955120
Clipper
Deco Influenced
1956120

Dacora

 ModelDateFilm
Daco I
Deco Influenced
1949120
Daci
Deco Influenced
1950120
Daci (Red)
Deco Influenced
1950120
Daci Royal Flash
Deco Influenced
1951120

Dekko

 ModelDateFilm
Dekko Bakelite
Period Deco
1934Cine 9.5mm
Dekko De-Luxe
Period Deco
1937Cine 9.5mm

Detrola

 ModelDateFilm
GW
Streamlined Deco
1939127

Dufa

 ModelDateFilm
Pionyr
Streamlined Deco
1941120

Ebner

 ModelDateFilm
4.5x6
Streamlined Deco
1934620
 ModelDateFilm
6x9
Streamlined Deco
1934120

Elliott

 ModelDateFilm
V.P. Twin
Period Deco
1935127
Vista Colour
Deco Influenced
1940120
V.P. Twin with Name Plate
Deco Influenced
1952127

Ferrania

 ModelDateFilm
Elioflex
Late Deco
1950120
Elioflex 2
Late Deco
1953120
Ibis 66
Late Deco
1955120
Ibis 44
Late Deco
1956127

Fex/Indo

 ModelDateFilm
SuperFex
Deco Influenced
1945127
Ultra Himalaya
Deco Influenced
1951620
Ultra Reflex
Deco Influenced
1952120

Filma

 ModelDateFilm
127
Period Deco
1936127

Foth

 ModelDateFilm
6x9
Period Deco
1927120

Fototecnica

 ModelDateFilm
Eaglet
Late Deco
1950120

Franke & Heidecke

 ModelDateFilm
Rolleicord I
Period Deco
1933120

Gamma

 ModelDateFilm
Pajtás
Late Deco
1955120

Genos

 ModelDateFilm
Fix
Deco Influenced
1950127
Rapid
Deco Influenced
1950120

Georges Paris

 ModelDateFilm
Gap
Deco Influenced
1947120
Gap II
Deco Influenced
1947120

Gevaert

 ModelDateFilm
Gevabox 6x6
Deco Influenced
1950120
Gevabox 6x9
Deco Influenced
1951120

Gnome

 ModelDateFilm
Pixie
Late Deco
1949620
Pixie II
Late Deco
1951620
Pixie Flex
Late Deco
1951620
Pre-view
Late Deco
1952620

Goldstein

 ModelDateFilm
Goldy
Deco Influenced
1947120
Weekend
Wider Collection
1948120

Hamaphot

 ModelDateFilm
Moni
Deco Influenced
1953120

Herbert George/Herco/Imperial

 ModelDateFilm
Imperial 127 Reflex Flash
Late Deco
1959127
Imperial Six-twenty
Late Deco
1961620
Imperial Reflex Duo
Late Deco
1961620

Houghton-Butcher

 ModelDateFilm
Butcher Midg 0
Wider Collection
1905Plates
Ensignette
Early Deco
1920E2
Ensign Cupid
Early Deco
1922120
Box Ensign 2½
Early Deco
1923116
Ensign E20
Period Deco
1927120
Ensign Carbine No.3
Period Deco
1930120
May Fair De Lux
Period Deco
1930120
Ensign E29
Period Deco
1930E29
Ensign Pocket E-20
Period Deco
1930120
Ensign Pocket Twenty
Period Deco
1931120
Ensign Selfix 20 g
Period Deco
1933120
Super May Fair
Period Deco
1933120
Ensign Midget 33
Period Deco
1934E10
Ensign Midget 55
Period Deco
1934E10
Ensign Midget 22
Period Deco
1935E10
Ensign Ful-Vue
Period Deco
1935120
Ensign Double-8
Period Deco
1935127
Ensign Mickey Mouse
Period Deco
1935M10
Ensign All Distance "Twenty"
Period Deco
1936120
Ensign Selfix 20 j
Period Deco
1936120
Ensign Selfix 220
Period Deco
1939120
Ross Ensign Snapper
Late Deco
1953620
Barnet Ensign Ross Ful-Vue II
Late Deco
1953120
Ross Ensign Ful-Vue Super
Late Deco
1954620
Ross Ensign FulVueFlex
Late Deco
1957120

R.F. Hunter

 ModelDateFilm
Gilbert
Deco Influenced
1953120

Ilford

 ModelDateFilm
Craftsman
Deco Influenced
1949120
Envoy
Deco Influenced
1955120/620

Iloca

 ModelDateFilm
Quick-A
Late Deco
1952135

Indra

 ModelDateFilm
Indra Lux
Deco Influenced
1949127

Industrias Matutano

 ModelDateFilm
Capta-II
Deco Influenced
1952120

Irwin

 ModelDateFilm
Dual Reflex
Period Deco
1939127

Ising

 ModelDateFilm
Pucky I
Late Deco
1950120

Kershaw Soho

 ModelDateFilm
Raven
Deco Influenced
1947120
Penguin
Late Deco
1950120
King Penguin
Late Deco
1951120

Kodak Box

 ModelDateFilm
Beau Brownie No.2
Period Deco
1930120
Beau Brownie No.2A
Period Deco
1930116
Six-20 Brownie
Period Deco
1933620
Six-16 Brownie
Period Deco
1933616
Six-20 Brownie Junior
Period Deco
1934620
Six-16 Brownie Junior
Period Deco
1934616
Six-20 Portrait Brownie
Period Deco
1936620
'Hawkeye' Ace
Period Deco
1936127
'Hawkeye'
Period Deco
1936127
Six-20 'Brownie' B
Period Deco
1937620
Six-20 Hawkeye
Period Deco
1938620
Six-20 Brownie Senior
Period Deco
1939620
Six-20 Brownie Junior UK
Period Deco
1939620
Brownie Target Six-20
Deco Influenced
1946620
Brownie Target Six-16
Deco Influenced
1946616
Brownie Reflex
Deco Influenced
1946127
Six-20 Brownie E
Deco Influenced
1947620
Duaflex I (USA)
Deco Influenced
1947620
Duaflex I (UK)
Deco Influenced
1949620
Brownie Hawkeye Flash
Deco Influenced
1950620
Brownie Six-20 D
Late Deco
1953620
Duaflex II
Late Deco
1955620
Brownie Six-20 Model F
Late Deco
1955620
Brownie Flash IV
Late Deco
1957620
Brownie Vecta
Late Deco
1963127

Kodak Solid Body

Baby Brownie
Period Deco
1934127
Eastman Bullet
Streamlined Deco
1936127
Bantam f.8
Streamlined Deco
1938828
Six-16 Brownie Special
Period Deco
1938616
Six-20 Bull's Eye Brownie
Period Deco
1938620
Baby Brownie Special
Period Deco
1939127
Duex
Deco Influenced
1940620
Brownie 127
Late Deco
1952127
Brownie Bull's-eye
Late Deco
1954620
Brownie Bullet
Late Deco
1957127
Brownie Starlet(US)
Late Deco
1957127
Brownie Starflex
Late Deco
1957127
Brownie Twin 20
Late Deco
1959620
Brownie Flash 20
Late Deco
1959620
Brownie Reflex 20
Late Deco
1959620

Kodak Folding

 ModelDateFilm
No.3-a Folding Pocket Kodak, Model B-5
Wider Collection
1909122
No.1 Autographic Kodak Special
Early Deco
1916120
No.2 Autographic Brownie
Wider Collection
1920120
Boy Scout USA
Period Deco
1929127
Petite Lightning
Period Deco
1930127
No 1A Gift Kodak
Period Deco
1930116
Hawkette
Period Deco
1930120
Boy Scout UK
Period Deco
1931127
Girl Guide UK
Period Deco
1931127
Six-20 'Kodak'
Period Deco
1932620
Six-16 'Kodak' US
Period Deco
1932616
Six-16 'Kodak' Canadian
Period Deco
1932616
Jiffy Kodak Six-20
Period Deco
1933620
Six-20 Folding Hawk-Eye
Period Deco
1933620
Junior 620 (Early)
Period Deco
1933620
Jiffy Kodak Six-16
Period Deco
1933616
Duo 620 4.5
Period Deco
1933620
Junior 616
Period Deco
1933616
Brownie Pliant Six-16
Period Deco
1934616
Six-20 'Kodak' Mod C
Period Deco
1934620
Jiffy Kodak V.P.
Streamlined Deco
1935127
Junior Six-16
Period Deco
1935616
Six-16 'Kodak' Junior
Period Deco
1935616
Bantam Special
Streamlined Deco
1936828
Retina 126
Period Deco
1936135
Vollenda 620
Period Deco
1936620
Duo Six-20
Period Deco
1937620
Junior 620
Period Deco
1937620
Six-16 'Kodak'
Mod C

Period Deco
1938616
Kodak Bantam
Streamlined Deco
1938828
Kodak Bantam 4.5
Period Deco
1938828
Vigilant Six-20
Period Deco
1939620
Vigilant Junior Six-20
Deco Influenced
1940620
Six-20 Folding Brownie
Deco Influenced
1948620

Lipca

 ModelDateFilm
Flexo
Wider Collection
1951120

Lumière

 ModelDateFilm
Scoutbox
Period Deco
1934120
Box 4x6.5
Period Deco
1935127
Scoutbox
Period Deco
1935120
Scoutbox (chrome)
Period Deco
1938120
Super Eljy (Type 3)
Period Deco
1938Lumière No.1
Lumirex II
Deco Influenced
1946620
Lutac
Late Deco
1957620

Meopta

 ModelDateFilm
Flexaret IIa
Wider Collection
1963120

Metropolitan Industries

 ModelDateFilm
Rival
Period Deco
1930s120
Clix-O-Flex
Deco Influenced
1947127

M.I.O.M.

 ModelDateFilm
Lec Junior
Period Deco
1936127
Rex
Period Deco
1936127
Photax III
Deco Influenced
1947620
Photax V
Deco Influenced
1956620

Monarch

 ModelDateFilm
Lincoln
Period Deco
1939127
Pickwik
Deco Influenced
1947127

Montanus

 ModelDateFilm
Delmonta
Wider Collection
1954120

Mozar

 ModelDateFilm
Diana
Deco Influenced
1950120

Nuro

 ModelDateFilm
Nuro Box
Period Deco
1937120

P&B

 ModelDateFilm
Audax
Period Deco
1939120

Pouva

 ModelDateFilm
Start (first model)
Deco Influenced
1951120
Start (in white)
Deco Influenced
1955120

Purma

 ModelDateFilm
Special
Streamlined Deco
1937127

Rajar

 ModelDateFilm
No.6
Period Deco
1929120

Rheinmetall

 ModelDateFilm
Perfekta
Late Deco
1954120
Perfekta II
Late Deco
1954120

Roto

 ModelDateFilm
Elvo
Streamlined Deco
1938120/620
Riber Lys
Deco Influenced
1950120

Seymore

 ModelDateFilm
Dick Tracy
Deco Influenced
1947127

Shaw-Harrison

 ModelDateFilm
Sabre 620
Late Deco
1959620

Sida

 ModelDateFilm
Turf
Streamlined Deco
1938620
Extra
Period Deco
1938Extra

Soho

 ModelDateFilm
The Myna
Period Deco
1929120
Cadet
Period Deco
1930120
Myna All Distance
Period Deco
1932120
Pilot
Period Deco
1933120
Tuon
Period Deco
1933120
Model B
Period Deco
1935120

Spartus

 ModelDateFilm
Press Flash
Period Deco
1939120
Folding
Streamlined Deco
1940127
Box
Deco Influenced
1942120
"35"
Deco Influenced
1947135
Full-Vue
Deco Influenced
1948120

Standard

 ModelDateFilm
Kenilworth I
Period Deco
1930120/620
Kenilworth II
Period Deco
1930120/620
Robin Hood Stereo
Period Deco
1930sSheet Film
Conway
Late Deco
1950120
Conway Popular
Late Deco
1950120
Conway De Luxe
Late Deco
1952120
Conway Synchronised
Late Deco
1952120
Conway Super Flash
Late Deco
1955120

Tiranty

 ModelDateFilm
Bobox
Deco Influenced
1945120
Eclair Lux
Deco Influenced
1950120

Truvox

 ModelDateFilm
Wembly Sports
Deco Influenced
1950120

Univex

 ModelDateFilm
A
Period Deco
1933#00
AF-2
Period Deco
1936#00
AF-5
Period Deco
1938#00
Iris Deluxe
Period Deco
1938#00
Mercury II
Deco Influenced
1945135

Utility

 ModelDateFilm
Falcon Minette
Deco Influenced
1940127

Vena

 ModelDateFilm
Vena
Deco Influenced
1948120

Vernak

 ModelDateFilm
Popular
Late Deco
1950120

Voigtländer

 ModelDateFilm
Voigtländer Brilliant
Period Deco
1932120
Voigtländer Brillant V6 Focussing
Period Deco
1938120

Vredeborch

 ModelDateFilm
Vrede-Box
Late Deco
1950120
Photopia Popular
Late Deco
1952120
Alka-Box
Late Deco
1953120
Vrede-box Syncrona
Late Deco
1953120
Adina
Late Deco
1953120
Filmor
Late Deco
1955120
Filmor (Grey)
Late Deco
1955120
Slomexa
Late Deco
1955120

Walz

 ModelDateFilm
 Walzflex
Wider Collection
1955120

Warwick

 ModelDateFilm
No2
Period Deco
1935120

Welta

 ModelDateFilm
Penti II
Late Deco
1961Rapid

Whitehouse

 ModelDateFilm
Beacon
Deco Influenced
1946127
Beacon Two-Twenty Five
Deco Influenced
1946620

Wirgin

 ModelDateFilm
Spidex A
Period Deco
1935120
Supreme
Period Deco
1938120

WZFO

 ModelDateFilm
Druh
Late Deco
1956120

Zeiss Ikon

 ModelDateFilm
Baby Ikonta 520/18
Period Deco
1931127
Nettar 515/2
Period Deco
1933120
Ikoflex I
Period Deco
1934120
Baby Box Tengor
Period Deco
1934127
Box-Tengor 54/2
Period Deco
1934120
Nettar S
Period Deco
1935120
Simplex 511/2
Streamlined Deco
1935120
Nettar 515
Period Deco
1937120
Erabox
Period Deco
1937120
Box-Tengor 56/2
Period Deco
1951120

Zenith

 ModelDateFilm
Comet
Deco Influenced
1947127