A 16mm. matchbox camera no. 598 with nickel body, top-plate with adjustable aperture control, side-plate with shutter control and engraved 598, back plate with focusing control and scale 0.7, 0.9, 1.2, 2, 5 and shutter speed control and scale 25, 50, 100, 250, 500 and a separate brass plate mounted on a matchbox side panel, in a matchbox Independence Safety match. Made in U.S.A. America's Own Match Co.

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A 16mm. matchbox camera no. 598 with nickel body, top-plate with adjustable aperture control, side-plate with shutter control and engraved 598, back plate with focusing control and scale 0.7, 0.9, 1.2, 2, 5 and shutter speed control and scale 25, 50, 100, 250, 500 and a separate brass plate mounted on a matchbox side panel, in a matchbox Independence Safety match. Made in U.S.A. America's Own Match Co.

Literature

White (1990), Subminiature photography, p. 200-201.

Lot Essay

White states that this matchbox camera is of German origin. Two examples are known of which one has a fixed aperture (as in this case) and the other has an adjustable aperture. The action of pushing the camera forward inside the matchbox opened the front flap and released the shutter which was then reset on the reverse action.

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