The Ticka watch camera in the shape of a pocket watch. Takes 25 pictures

Case for a Ticka watch camera in the shape of a pocket watch. Takes 25 pictures

Case for a Ticka watch camera in the shape of a pocket watch. Takes 25 pictures. With two speeds shutter instantaneous and time, and the lens is achromatic. George Houghton and Sons, c.1905

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A very popular metal miniature camera in the form of a pocket watch. It was designed to use roll film, 17.5mm wide, contained in a special cardboard drop-in cartridge. The lens, carried in the winding stem, had to be covered by a screw-on cap between exposures. No viewfinder was fitted but a clip-on finder was available as an optional extra.

The Ticka camera was introduced in 1905 and offered for sale until approximately 1914. The camera was a licensed copy of the Expo Watch camera, made by the Expo Camera Company in the United States.

Measurements:: overall: 35 mm x 90 mm x 105 mm,

Object Number:: 1979-559/231/1

type:: camera case

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Album Of Ticka Watch Camera Photographs

Photograph album for Ticka watch camera photographs.

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A very popular metal miniature camera in the form of a pocket watch. It was designed to use roll film, 17.5mm wide, contained in a special cardboard drop-in cartridge. The lens, carried in the winding stem, had to be covered by a screw-on cap between exposures. No viewfinder was fitted but a clip-on finder was available as an optional extra.

The Ticka camera was introduced in 1905 and offered for sale until approximately 1914. The camera was a licensed copy of the Expo Watch camera, made by the Expo Camera Company in the United States.

Measurements:: overall: 90 mm x 119 mm x 10 mm,

Object Number:: 1979-559/231/2

type:: photograph album

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Silver Ticka Watch Camera

Silver Ticka watch camera with detachable view finder, Birmingham hallmark. Manufactured by George Houghton and Son, London, 1900-1910.

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A very popular metal miniature camera in the form of a pocket watch. It was designed to use roll film, 17.5mm wide, contained in a special cardboard drop-in cartridge. The lens, carried in the winding stem, had to be covered by a screw-on cap between exposures. No viewfinder was fitted but a clip-on finder was available as an optional extra.

The Ticka camera was introduced in 1905 and offered for sale until approximately 1914. The camera was a licensed copy of the Expo Watch camera, made by the Expo Camera Company in the United States.

Measurements:: overall: 82 mm x 60 mm x 28 mm, .125 kg

Materials:: silver (alloy) , brass (copper, zinc alloy) , glass and leather

Object Number:: 1979-559/231A

type:: sub miniature camera

Ticka Watch Camera

Ticka watch camera manufactured by Houghton Limited, London, 1900-1910.

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A very popular metal miniature camera in the form of a pocket watch. It was designed to use roll film, 17.5mm wide, contained in a special cardboard drop-in cartridge. The lens, carried in the winding stem, had to be covered by a screw-on cap between exposures. No viewfinder was fitted but a clip-on finder was available as an optional extra.

The Ticka camera was introduced in 1905 and offered for sale until approximately 1914. The camera was a licensed copy of the Expo Watch camera, made by the Expo Camera Company in the United States.