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

Made:
circa 1905 in London
maker:
George Houghton and Son

The 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

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.

Details

Category:
Photographic Technology
Collection:
Arthur Frank Collection
Object Number:
1979-559/231
Materials:
glass
type:
sub miniature camera
credit:
The Arthur Frank Collection

Parts

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

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
Album Of Ticka Watch Camera Photographs

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
Silver Ticka Watch Camera

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

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.

Measurements:
overall: 80 mm x 58 mm x 23 mm, .081 kg
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy) , nickel plated , metal (unknown) , glass and paint
Object Number:
1979-559/231B
type:
sub miniature camera