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Early Beacon, with B setting
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Beacon II, with B/I switch
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Two-Twenty-Five - the larger Beacon
by Rick Soloway
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| Whitehouse Products Inc. was a camera manufacturer based in Brooklyn, New York, USA. It made simple Bakelite (and later other plastic) snapshot models, branded Beacon. Early Beacon models had collapsible lens panels; collapsing the panel disabled the shutter. Early models featured a B shutter setting, which was removed on later examples. The Beacon II and Two-Twenty-Five were fitted for mounting a flashgun.
The later Reflex model was almost identical to the Ansco Cadet Reflex. The WH 127-A model was also sold as by Argus as the Argus 127.
Cameras
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| Dates
| Film Format
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| Beacon
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| 16 3x4cm on 127
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| Beacon II
| 1947-55
| 16 3x4cm on 127
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| Beacon Two-Twenty-Five
| 1950-58
| 12 6x6cm on 620
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| Beacon Reflex
| c1960
| 12 4x4cm on 127
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| Beacon Automatic 705
| ?
| 12 28x28mm on 126
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| Beacon Autoflash WH 127-A
| ?
| 12 4x4 on 127
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| Charlie the Tuna
| 1971
| 12 28x28mm on 126
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The Beacon, Beacon II & Two-Twenty-Five cameras were usually black, but were available in various different colours.
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Autoflash WH 127-A
also sold as Argus 127
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Charlie the Tuna
by John Kratz
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Beacon II, without B/I
switch,lens panel extended
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