Green Vest Pocket Univex AF Folding Camera by Universal Camera Corp. 1 roll film

Description

Univex
Vest Pocket AF
pocket sized folding camera. Made in USA circa 1938. Made by Universal Camera Corp. in NYC. Original AF model with attached film door.
Green
color. Universal Camera Corp. was in business from 1932 to 1952, and made many uniquely designed compact cameras. The Univex AF series of vest pocket sized folding cameras used the Univex #00 roll film with six (6) exposures per roll film. The cameras have a built-in pop up sports finder for viewing the frame. This Univex Aristocrat is in
Ex or 8 out of 10
cosmetic condition. No dings or dents. Bellows in good condition. Working shutter. Overall good cosmetic condition camera with a few small wear marks to the green finish on the front of the camera. Comes with one (1) roll of original Univex #00 Ultrachrome roll film in it's original box. This rare camera is being sold
AS-IS No return or Exchange
due to the delicate nature of this rare collectible vintage camera. Nice compact vintage Univex folding camera with cool red & silver art deco design logo on the front  This stylish and collectible Univex Aristocrat camera sells
AS-IS
with
no reserve
at a price of
0
.
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The
Univex Model AF
is a compact folding camera introduced by the Universal Camera Corporation of New York in 1936. Amazingly, the founders of Universal had no previous experience in the photography market but still managed to create innovative yet easily mass-produced cameras. Much of Universal’s success came from their business plan to sell cameras at very low prices and rely on the sales of their proprietary film cartridge. As the name might suggest, the AF-4 is the fourth of five Universal cameras to bear the
“
AF
” name, all of which are nearly identical in both appearance and construction. A small rounded metal tab by the lens plate opens up the camera. Once the lens is unfolded, all of the controls are revealed. A shutter lever can be found on the user’s right hand side of the lens board and a pullout tab on the bottom switches between two speeds: “SNAP” (about 1/60 seconds) and Time. To compose, a wire frame finder can be extended from the top of the lens board to be used in conjunction with the viewfinder hole on the body by the film door latch. A kickstand can be unfolded from the bottom to help it stand up on flat surfaces.
The camera was offered in four colors – black, brown, green, and blue.
Other special versions of the Model AF were produced as premiums and corporate giveaways.  “The Hollywood Camera” was a special version about which little is known – it carried no UniveX markings at all, and no documentation of its production is extant.
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