Montgomery Ward ep 504

[m._howard_edwards]

(also shown as Model No. EWN 263)35 mm P&S camera uses a 1.3 v

Eveready EIN or Mallory RM-1 R mercury cell. I can find no

replacement battery in current battery conversion tables. Does anyone

know anything about this camera (with the clockwork wind-up automatic

film advance)? About this battery? It looks like a 5/8 inch long

AA-sized battery. Any help would be appreciated.

[john_m_jones]

http://homepage.mac.com/mattdenton/photo/cameras/ricoh_supershot.html

this sounds a lot like what you're describing with the clockwork wind

 

jmj

[m._howard_edwards]

Many thanks, John. You really put me on the right path. The Wards is definitely of the same family as the Ricoh Super Shot. It has a diffrent lens (Wards: Seiko-ES shutter, Hexanon Electronic f = 38mm, 1:1.8; Ricoh : Seiko-ES shutter, Ricoh Rikenon f = 43mm, 1:1.7). The bottom plate for the Wards seems updated from the design of the Ricoh Super Shot. Most importantly, the battery is the same.

 

It is interesting that I find no significant references to Montgomery Wards cameras but several for Sears Roebuck cameras on the Internet.