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Zeiss Ikon Contax precision miniature camera; with camera cut away to show construction

1932

PIC camera

1945-1955

Compass miniature camera

1937

'Kombi' Early Miniature Camera

1895

Zeiss Ikon Voigtlander 'Vitessa' 126 CS Camera, c 1970

1965-1975

Ernemann Ermanox F.2 Rigid Miniature Camera

1924

'Ticka' Watch Camera

1908
Miniature metal camera for 4 glass plates 28 x 28 mm. Fitted with a simple lens, rotating plate with three apertures, drop shutter built in, giving time exposure when camera is on its side. With rollfilm mechanism. E.B. Koopman.

The Presto camera

Made in England. Bloomed 'BOLCo' lens; for 127 rollfilm, 16 exposures. Flipflop shutter. Frame finder, no backsight.

VP Twin camera

1935-1959
Kodak matchbox (MB) camera, 1943. For use by OSS in occupied Europe. Miniature box camera for 16mm film on spool pictures 14 x 14mm. F:1 inch lens anastigmat F/5. Swinging plate with f/11 aperture. Shutter 75/T. Fixed focus, depth of field 4 foot to infinity. Measures 60 x 38 x 22mm. Eastman Kodak, 1943.

Kodak Matchbox (MB) camera, 1943

1943
Pocket camera for 110 cartridge film. Reomar lens F:25mm f/5.6; automatic exposure; brightline finder; piush-pull windon; hot shoe.

Kodak Mini-Instamatic S 40 camera

Merlin miniature metal rollfilm camera. Metal bodied camera for miniature rollfilm 20mm wide 18 x 18mm pictures. Single lens, of fixed aperture and focus. Instantaneous shutter. Black crackle finish. Folding frame finder.

Merlin Miniature Metal Rollfilm Camera

Marion's metal miniature camera, c. 1887. Nickel plated brass camera for 2 x 2 inch plates. Fitted with a double rapid rectilinear type lens, fixed aperture, simple drop shutter. Sliding focusing. Ground glass screen, removable to take single metal slides.

Marion's metal miniature camera

1882-1892
Zeiss Ikon coupled range finder miniature camera in case for 35mm film, 224 x 36mm. Zeiss Connar lens F:5cm f2-22 no 2256958. In interchangeable bayonet mount. Metal blind, focal plane shutter, 2/5/10/25/50/100/200/500/1000. Helical screw focusing - 0.9 metres coupled co-incidence range finder, optical direct vision finder with sliding mask for 8.5cm lens. Automatic exposure counter, co axil flash socket added, accessory shoe, no A20377 in ever ready case. White metal lens cap.

Contax miniature camera

Minifex miniature camera for 16mm rollfilm, 13 x 18mm. Fitted with a Vidar lens F:25mm f/3.5-8. Front cell focusing to 1m. With a Gautier Vario shutter 25/50/100/B//T with locking pin. Direct vision optical viewfinder, the camera used; 36 exposures Mimosa films of 16mm un-perforated film, the film is divided at the 18th exposure for convenient removal. E. Ludwig, Lausa-Dresden.

Miniflex miniature camera, c 1933

1928-1938
Made in Germany by Steineck Kamerawerk. Subminiature camera for discs of film 25mm diameter, 8 exposures 7mm diameter. Steinhetl VI lens F:12.5mm f/2.8 fixed aperture, coated cobir enamel. Two-speed rotary shutter. Refelcting finder - concave mirror and ball and pin sight. Wristwatch shaped, on green leather strap. In case. Could be Steiner-Optik GmbH?. Designed in Germany by Dr R Steineck.

Steineck ABC wristwatch camera

1949
Expo Police camera. Box form miniature metal camera for special rollfilm in cartridges. With fabric focal plane, simple lens and sliding plate with 2 apertures. T/I shutter, capped by released lever. Brilliant reflecting finder. Automatic exposure counter. Patents US Jan 31 1911. BP 14490 German 446410. Manufactured by Expo Camera Co., New York, USA.

Expo Police camera

1912
Rigid-bodied miniature camera for 127 rollfilm, 3 x 4 cm. Lens panel extended on course Helical 3 by lever operation. Fitted with a Leitz Elmar lens, F:5cm f/3.5-16. No 110066. Compur shutter, 1/2/5/10/25/50/100/300 with cable release. Helical screw focusing to 2.5 feet. Collapsing optical frame finder with depth of field indicator. Serial No 9440. Nagel, c.1933. This camera was first manuafactured by Nagel-Werke and by Kodak AG from 1932. It was imported into Britain by R F Hunter and sold as the 'Rolloroy' camera

Nagel Pupille Miniature Camera

1931
Kodak Retina IB camera, type 019, 1957-1960, with ever ready case, accessory case with lens hood. With flash and Synchro Compur shutter. Overall (deployed): 90 mm x 130 mm x 90 mm. Xenar f2.8, 50mm lens No 6293864 and a Synchro-Compur shutter. The camera has a built-in photoelectric exposure meter.

Kodak Retina IB camera, Type 019

1957-1960
Kodak Retinette IIA camera, 1959-1960. With Prontomat shutter. Serial no 68206. Overall: 96 mm x 126 mm x 70 mm. This was an advanced version of the Retinette 1A Type 035 camera, with a built-in photo-electric exposure meter.

Kodak Retinette IIA camera

1959-1960
Miniature camera for 30mm rollfilm 24 x 37mm. Lumiere Lypar anastigmat lens F:45mm f3.5-20. Helical focusing on front cell. Rimset shutter 25/50/100/125/B/T. Folding optical sports finder with parallax adjustment for 0.5m. No 26903. In ever ready case. Lumiere.

Lumiere Super-Elgy camera

1939
Miniature box camera for 16 on 127 rollfilm. Duplar f/11 lens. In case.

Zeiss-Ikon Eho Camera and case

Ulca miniature camera. Miniature metal bodied camera for 20mm roll films for 18 x 18mm. Periscop doublet lens F:3.1cm f/10 fixed aperture and focus T/I shutter, with safety lock. Optical direct vision finder.

Ulca miniature camera, c 1935

1930-1940
VP twin camera, with crest 'L' on sailing ship. Plastic bodied camera for 127 rollfilm 1 1/4 x 1 5/8 inches. Fitted with a simple lens of fixed aperture and focus. Flip flop shutter. Folding single frame viewfinder. Made in brown Bakelite.

V P twin camera