Ensign Special Reflex camera, tropical model

PART OF:: The Kodak Museum Collection

Made:: 1925-1935 in London

maker:: Ensign Ltd

Ensign single lens reflex camera, teak with bronze fittings and brown leather bellows. Aldis-Butcher Anastigmat F:6"; f.4.5-32, No. 1 148998. Rack and pinion focusing to 18". Lens covered by hinged shade. Focal plane shutter 15/20/30/50/75/100/200/350/500/1000/T. Single knob adjustment. Ground glass reflex screen; direct focussing screen in rotating back, for 3 1/4x 4 1/4" plates. With Holborn rollfilm holder for 3 1/2x 2 1/2", 120 film. In lined leather case with IDP Co. yellow filter, film pack adaptor and three single metal darkslides.

Details

Category:: Photographic Technology

Collection:: Kodak Collection

Object Number:: 1990-5036/269

type:: reflex camera

credit:: The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford

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Ensign single lens reflex camera, teak with bronze fittings and brown leather bellows. Aldis-Butcher Anastigmat F:6"; f.4.5-32, No. 1 148998. Rack and pinion focusing to 18". Lens covered by hinged shade. Focal plane shutter 15/20/30/50/75/100/200/350/500/1000/T. Single knob adjustment. Ground glass reflex screen; direct focussing screen in rotating back, for 3 1/4x 4 1/4" plates. With Holborn rollfilm holder for 3 1/2x 2 1/2", 120 film.

Ensign Special Reflex camera, tropical model

Ensign single lens reflex camera, teak with bronze fittings and brown leather bellows. Aldis-Butcher Anastigmat F:6"; f.4.5-32, No. 1 148998. Rack and pinion focusing to 18". Lens covered by hinged shade. Focal plane shutter 15/20/30/50/75/100/200/350/500/1000/T. Single knob adjustment. Ground glass reflex screen; direct focussing screen in rotating back, for 3 1/4x 4 1/4" plates. With Holborn rollfilm holder for 3 1/2x 2 1/2", 120 film.

Materials:: teak (wood) , bronze (copper, tin alloy) and leather

Object Number:: 1990-5036/269/1

type:: reflex camera

Yellow filter, made by IDP Co.

Yellow filter

Yellow filter, made by IDP Co.

Object Number:: 1990-5036/269/2

type:: filter

Filmpack adaptor for an Ensign single lens reflex camera.

filmpack adaptor

Filmpack adaptor for an Ensign single lens reflex camera.

Object Number:: 1990-5036/269/3

type:: filmpack adaptor

3 metal darkslides for an Ensign single lens reflex camera.

3 darkslides

3 metal darkslides for an Ensign single lens reflex camera.

Materials:: metal (unknown)

Object Number:: 1990-5036/269/4

type:: darkslide

Lined leather camera case for Ensign single lens reflex camera.

Leather camera case

Lined leather camera case for Ensign single lens reflex camera.

Materials:: leather

Object Number:: 1990-5036/269/5

type:: camera case