Savoy by lily

Savoy

Meet the newest addition to the family!Isn’t it a beauty? It is a mint green Imperial Savoy 620 film camera (circa 1961) Very little info on the web about this 'lil plastic camera.

"Imperial was a main camera brand of the Herbert George Co. Chicago / Illinois, a company founded by Herbert Weil and George Israel around 1945. In 1961 company ownership changed and the whole company was renamed to Imperial Camera Corp. . It made solid bakelite and plastic cameras - one of the first very colorful series of cameras."
camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Imperial

Otherwise today has been so so, it has been cold and rainy and the rain really picked up when I was riding my bike home from work :( Well at least that really make me look forward till we leave for Indonesia – less than 2,5 months now!! Wuhu!
Very charming, and nicely displayed.
May 3rd, 2011  
Ooh, what a cool camera!
May 3rd, 2011  
Hahaha, I love it! Have the same one. And another from the same line called the sabre.
May 3rd, 2011  
wonderful background lighting
May 3rd, 2011  
@crappysailor - you have a Sabre too? I really want one of those :) What colour is yours?
May 3rd, 2011  
hello darlin!! this is an adorable photo and love your newest addition!! such a fun color and cute as a button. :) sorry the weather isn't being as sweet to you, but I'm sure you will make the most of it!
May 3rd, 2011  
cute addition!
May 3rd, 2011  
your gathering quite a collection:) great shots to show her off..has to be a her with the mint green
May 3rd, 2011  
Oh, that really is a cute camera! I was in high school then and don't remember ever seeing one.
May 4th, 2011  
oh, now i just love that little camera, its the cutest! love how you've displayed it in the photos, colors and lighting are beautiful!
May 4th, 2011  
Great hobby .
May 4th, 2011  
Great shot, looks like an advertisement!
May 4th, 2011  
@rg37 - yeah you think it is a her? I'm kinda torn, I can't figure out if it is a boy or a girl!!
May 4th, 2011  
Nice shots. Beautiful colors in these photos.
May 4th, 2011  
A fav!
May 4th, 2011  
@ritakessler - aww thank you Rita, and thank for the 'follow' :)
May 4th, 2011  
Nice, love that camera!
May 4th, 2011  
I love it! And I love this shot:)
May 5th, 2011  
I just love vintage cameras, nice diptych!
May 5th, 2011  
its so purdy!
May 7th, 2011  
I have never seen a 'Savoy'. Its very cool. I will have to keep an eye out. They might be a bit scarce in Australia though.
May 7th, 2011  
@noo - I know they are the coolest! It also comes in red and salmon color, but they are very scarce I believe. I bought mine on EBay, and it was shipped to me from the US. That is always an option :) I seriously doubt I would ever have been able to find one here in Denmark.
May 7th, 2011  
I love your work!
May 9th, 2011  
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