Acro
Explore 3 Acro vintage camera models — specs, production history, reviews, and market values in the VTA archive.
Models
Cameras
- Flash — The Acro Flash (1951–1955) is a bakelite 127 film camera with built-in flash sync, made by Herold MFG Co. as part of the Chicago Cluster of budget cameras.
- Model R (circa 1940) — The Acro Model R is a rare 1940s 127 film rangefinder with extinction meter, helical focus, and full feature set—Chicago's best-kept camera secret.
- Model V (c1940s) — The Acro Model V is a no-frills 1940s 127 film camera—simple, durable, and overlooked. No rangefinder, no meter, just sixteen snapshots per roll.
Other Models
- C — The Acro Model R (1940) is the only 127-film rangefinder in America at its launch. Bakelite body, f/3.5 lens, extinction meter. Rare, quirky, and forgotten.
- TO-290 — Acro TO-290 output transformer (1950–1952): 20W, 12,000-ohm primary for triode 807 Williamson amps, ±1 dB 10 cps–40 kc, $13.25 net.
- TO-310 — Acro TO-310 Ultra-Linear output transformer for 6V6/EL84 amps — ±1 db 10 cps–100 kc, 20-watt rating, $18.75 in the early 1950s.