Ensign Carbine folding bellows camera, c 1924

Made:
1919-1929 in London
maker:
Houghton-Butcher Manufacturing Company Limited

Carbine folding bellows camera for rollfilm No.118 3 1/4 x 4 1/4" or same size plates. Wood and metal construction with leather covering. Fitted with a Ensign Anastigmat Series Vlln F.7.7 lens mounted in an Ensign Sector shutter with speeds 1sec - 1/100sec B.&T.. With brilliant waist-level viewfinder attached to front standard. c.1924 by Houghton and Sons.

Details

Category:
Photographic Technology
Collection:
Arthur Frank Collection
Object Number:
1979-559/400
Materials:
wood (unidentified), metal (unknown) and leather
Measurements:
overall: 60 mm x 134 mm x 256 mm,
type:
rollfilm camera
credit:
The Arthur Frank Collection