1950's HEALTHWAYS MAKO SHARK UNDERWATER CAMERA

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1950's HEALTHWAYS MAKO SHARK UNDERWATER CAMERA
This underwater camera was one of the first totally underwater cameras that were self contained and didn't need a separate housing. This example is rather unusual in that it's made in gray plastic instead of the common black.
The Mako Shark is a basic underwater camera designed in the 1950s by Jordan Klein and later marketed by fitness- and dive-equipment supplier Healthways. The body is made from a bakelite-like plastic, and the squat cylindrical shape allows the back to be screwed into place with a waterproof seal.
Versions exist with or without front-panel contacts for
flash sync
and the color may be gray or black, with red accents. The camera's optics, shutter, and film-holder are taken from a
Kodak Brownie Hawkeye
camera meaning the Mako Shark is also a
fixed focus
camera using
620 film
.