Imperial

Imperial Instant Load 900

The Imperial Instant Load 900 is a simple viewfinder camera manufactured by the Imperial Camera Corporation of Chicago. When it debuted in 1963, the 900 was one of the first cameras designed to be used with Kodakā€™s 126 film cartridge which had been introduced just earlier that year.

Herco Imperial 620 Snap Shot

The Herco Imperial 620 Snap Shot is a simple plastic box camera that was manufactured by the Herbert George Co. of Chicago (which would later become the Imperial Camera Corporation). This and other box cameras like it were initially sold under the brand name ā€œHercoā€ and then, somewhat confusingly, under the ā€œImperialā€ brand. While doing my research, I found this camera being referred to as both the ā€œHerco Imperialā€ and the ā€œImperial Herco.ā€ This camera will be referred to in this article as the Herco Imperial because it just makes more sense given the hierarchy of text on the camera itself.