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The Erac Mercury Pistol Camera was manufactured by the E.R.A.C. Selling Co. Ltd. of London England, circa 1938. ERAC = EverReady Automatic Camera. The camera what patented in 1931. It is an unusual shaped and very rare Bakelite camera, that looks like a pistol. This camera what advertised as "ERAC - the camera, which is always ready, the only real snapshot camera in the world, no film winding, just pull the trigger, the camera does the rest"
The camera consists of an exterior Bakelite body, which houses a small Merlin camera inside. The Merlin camera which capable of capturing 18 x 18 mm frames on a subminiature film. The Erac's trigger enabled both the shutter and the film advance. It is fitted with a fixed-focus f/16 lens. The shutter is a single speed shutter.
The last photo is showing an Merlin camera.
Condition:
Cosmetically the camera is showing some signs of wear and use (see all photos), single typically for Bakelite items. Shutter and film advancement are working, but the trigger does not always return; possible weak spring?

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ERAC Mercury I Pistol Camera

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