Spartus 35 (post-WWII)

In 1934, the Utility Manufacturing Company in New York began making inexpensive cameras using the Falcon brand name. The company was acquired by an electric clock manufacturer, Spartus Corporation, in 1941 and moved to Chicago, where it continued the Falcon line for a while.

Three "Spartans" by Spartus

At one point Spartus made a series of inexpensive 35 mm cameras. The top model (left) had a triplet lens and a four speed shutter. The middle model (center) had a focusing doublet lens and a single speed shutter. The bottom model (right) had a fixed focus doublet lens and a single speed shutter. The general styling resembled the old Falcon "minicam" style cameras. The company stopped making cameras about 1960. Spartus continued making electric clocks, its main product line, long after it stopped camera production and was eventually merged with Westclox.