LOT OF NOVELTY, CHARACTER, AND PROMOTIONAL CAMERAS

Thirteen novelty, character, children’s, and promotional cameras. Each camera is identified by the inventory number shown in the photographs.

CAMERAS INCLUDED:

PENGO PENGUIN CAMERA

• Penguin-shaped novelty camera

• Uses 35mm film

• Bright plastic body

• Strap included

YELLOW NOVELTY COMPACT CAMERA

• Bright yellow plastic body

• Yellow cord strap included

• Manufacturer and film format are unknown

FISHER-PRICE CHILDREN’S CAMERA

• Blue and yellow plastic body

• Uses 110 film

• Light scuffing

• Red cord strap included

FUN GEAR CAMERA

• Green and black plastic body

• Uses 110 film

• Light wear

• Strap included

FISHER-PRICE CAMERA BY KODAK

• Blue and black plastic body

• Uses 110 film

• Bright appearance

• Strap included

WINNER 1998 WINTER OLYMPICS CAMERA

• Blue, black, and white plastic body

• Olympics-style graphics

• Mickey Mouse character camera made by Kodak

• Uses 110 film

ASHTON-TATE MICRO 110

• Promotional camera associated with Ashton-Tate software

• Black and blue plastic body with striped graphics

• Uses 110 film

• Ribbed grip is intact

• Strap included

KODAK SUPER SLEUTH CAMERA

• Yellow novelty camera

• Uses 110 film

• Bright plastic body

• Sticker graphic is intact but lifting slightly at one edge

• Strap included

WINNER POCKET CAMERA

• Black and gray plastic body

• Uses 110 film

• Light cosmetic wear

• Strap included

P-SHARAN STD-35 KIT CAMERA

• Build-it-yourself card-and-wood camera kit

• Uses 35mm film

• Pinhole or simple kit-camera design

• Printed panels are intact

• Some soiling along the edges

This camera was sold during the 2000s as a kit to be assembled by the buyer. It was not determined whether this example is fully assembled, partly assembled or complete as originally supplied.

POLAROID I-ZONE

• Red and gray plastic body

• Uses Polaroid i-Zone sticker film

• Strap included

• Bright cosmetic appearance

Polaroid i-Zone film has been discontinued. This camera is best considered a Y2K collectible or display piece rather than a currently usable camera.

VASHIKA BIG ROYAL VIEW ("Trashcam", "Scamera")

• Motor-drive faux-SLR novelty camera

• Uses 35mm film

• Fixed-focus design

• Gold and black plastic body

• Includes pistol-grip flash, coiled flash cord (some damage)

• Fitted lens cap

IMPORTANT: The badge reads VASHIKA, with a V and a K. This is not a Yashica camera and is not being represented as one.

The Big Royal View is a generic 1980s or early-1990s faux-SLR, sometimes called a “trashcam” or “scamera.” It is essentially a fixed-focus 35mm point-and-shoot camera housed in a large SLR-shaped plastic body. The oversized lens barrel is mostly cosmetic. The “ZOOM” marking does not indicate a true zoom lens, and the top-mounted viewfinder is not a through-the-lens viewing system. On documented examples, the front ring adjusts the aperture rather than focusing the lens. It is the most unusual and entertaining camera in the lot and is offered as a collectible curiosity. SELLER DEBATED TRASHING IT<BUT YOU GET IT AS PART OF THIS LOT TO PASS ON THE LEGACY OF THE TRASHCAM!

CONDITION AND TESTING

None of the cameras has been powered, loaded with film, or test-fired. The following have not been tested or inspected internally: Shutters, Flashes, Film advance mechanisms, Motor drives, Battery compartments, Light meters, or exposure systems. All cameras are sold as vintage collectibles in untested condition. Please review the photographs carefully for cosmetic condition. L-029