Wardette
The Wardette is a metal box camera sold by Montgomery Ward during the mid to late 1950s. The camera was manufactured by the German company Bilora, based on their Stahl-Box camera. Founded in 1909 in the town of Radevormwald, Bilora started producing cameras around 1935. They had a fondness for alliteration and many of their camera models begin with the letter B, such as the Box, Bella, Bellaluxa, Bilomatic, Bellina, and Boy... not to mention the Blitz-Boy and Blitz-Box. While camera production ceased during WWII, it recommenced after the war and, in 1949, they introduced the Stahl-Box (Steel Box). This Stahl-Box would make the trip across the Atlantic to North American markets under the name Wardette.
The Wardette features controls similar to most box cameras. It has two shutter speed settings: Bulb and Instant. It is fitted with a meniscus f/11 lens with fixed focus.
Two versions of the Wardette were sold during its lifetime. The first model of Wardette featured a flash sync on the right side of the camera. A later 1955 model II moved the flash sync from the side to to the top of the camera.
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