The Official 3-Way Boy Scouts Camera was originally manufactured by the Herbert George Company of Chicago Illinois in the 1950s. This was the same camera as the Mark 27, except it carry different styling and the Boys Scout logo on the flip up flash cover. It was an innovative design as it incorporated the view finder and flash unit as part of the camera, and also provided a decorative cover for the flash unit when not in use. The camera was simple, compact and inexpensive and entirely made of plastic. It featured a simple fixed focus meniscus lens, and a switch to adjust the aperture for color or black and white film. It was capable of capturing 2 X 2 inch color slides, kodacolor or B&W pictures on number 127 roll film. It used the small number AG-1 flash bulbs sometimes called "jelly bean" bulbs. This camera sold for $5.95, which was more than the Boy Scout Mark XII.