1949 ad for the Pixie 16mm film cassette camera made in Hollywood
Toronto. Can you imagine a “fine precision camera” for only $6.25 US including a roll of colour film, shipping and all taxes? No? I can’t either, but that is what the makers claimed in this July, 1949 ad.
The cheap plastic “wrist” camera was actually a box camera with a special film cassette that made “Big 4 x 5 inch prints”. The Pixie in McKeown’s 11th edition price guide was sold by Whittaker down in L.A. and valued at about 10x the original price without the 16mm cassette of colour film. It was sold around 1950.
Our thanks goes to my good friend George Dunbar for sourcing and sharing this advertisement
