![Atop Empire State- in construction; Chrysler Bldg & [Daily] News in middle foreground. (1931)](http://www.retronaut.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Atop-Empire-State-in-construction-Chrysler-Bldg-Daily-News-in-middle-foreground.-1931--199x123.jpg "Balancing on the Empire State, 1920s")
Made for Compass Cameras, London by Jaeger LeCoultre, Switzerland.
‘Compass: the embodiment of scientific system in miniature cameras. Built like a watch – as simple to use.’
- Advertisement, 1938
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Miniature Camera, 1937
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Just shared it on G+. Seriously…this is about the coolest thing I’ve seen on Retronaut. Nice find.
This a nice piece of kit! It would be nice to be able to guage its scale, though. How small actaully is it?
What kind of film did it use? With the ground-glass viewfinder, I am guessing some sort of single shot film cartridge/holder. Not any room for a roll it seems.
The body is machined from a solid block of aluminium, measuring a mere 30 ×53 ×70mm (1¼;×21/8×2¾in) in size with the lens closed, weighing 220g (7¾oz).
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