1960 ? / Minetta / Vintage Camera

The Minetta camera is a very small, functional miniature spy camera made in Japan around the 1960s, designed to use 16mm film with 10 exposures per roll producing 14mm by 14mm images; it features a fixed focus lens, a “hit” type shutter, and a simple release mechanism housed in a compact chrome metal body covered in embossed black paper, often accompanied by an original brown leather case. This camera was marketed as a novelty or toy but is a fully operational subminiature camera with historical use and appeal to collectors, characterized by its tiny size and spy-like aesthetic.