Box magazine camera

Photographic Technology

c.1900

'Universal Special B' box magazine camera made by Newman and Guardia, London in around 1900. Quality camera of the late 19th, early 20th century. Made in various models the Special Pattern B was the most famous of the 'Universals'. Historically important, this is the same make and model that Herbert Ponting chose to take with him on Captain Scott's expedition to the South Pole in 1912.

De Luxe frena camera

Photographic Technology

c. 1892

Magazine box camera for notched cut films 2 1/2 x 3 /12 inches. Fitted with a beck Steinheil Orthostigmat lens No. 10395 US 8-255, four apertures in rotating plate. Rotary shutter 5/10/20/40/ aperture and shutter setting visible through lens. Shutter set through panel in base. With two reflecting finders, spirit level in film change handle with two Taylor Taylor Hobson double levels added. Covered in stitched calf leather with gilt fittings. R & J Beck.

Rover Detective Camera

Photographic Technology

1893

Magazine box camera for 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch plates. Fitted with an achromatic lens, fixed aperture and focus, Lancaster seesaw shutter reflecting viewfinder, plates in frame holders (12), carried horizontally in upper compartment, transferred to focal plane by tilting base to compartment, after exposure moved to back of camera behind flexible wooden shutter. Lancaster, 1893.

Midg No 0 Magazine Plate Camera

Photographic Technology

c. 1910

Box form magazine plate camera for 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch plates. Fitted with a rapid rectilinear lens f/11-44. Adjustable shutter 1/2/4/10/20/50/75/100/T. With three magnifiers on rotating plate for 4,8 and 12 feet. Two brilliant reflecting finders. Falling plate mechanism, released by sliding knob on camera top. With exposure counter. With 12 metal plate holders with perforated rebates for identifying exposures. No. 189551.

The 'British' Miller's patent

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c.1904

The 'British' Miller's patent magazine camera made by J.T. Chapman Ltd, Manchester in around 1904. Fitted with a Wray R/R lens and T/P shutter, speeded 1/15th to 1/90th sec 1/4 plate negatives. With large detachable view finder, lever focusing. Flap front. These models have the focusing lever for left hand working, behind the large view finder. late model of the Miller patent magazine camera. The flap front and large view finder distinguish it from the 1890 model.

Frena 00 camera

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Magazine box camera for 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inch notched cut films. Fitted with an achromatic lens, rotating plate with four apertures US 8, 16, 32, 256 rotary shutter, 5/10/20/40/80. Two reflecting finders and a ball bearing spirit level. With twenty cut films held in spring loaded compartment. When rotated the exposed film is released by a sliding mechanism and passed to the rear of the camera. Camera has a black leatherette covering. R. & J. Beck Limited.

The Cornex camera Model B

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R & J Beck. Magazine box camera for 3 1/4 x 4 1/4" plates. Beck Double Meniscus lens rotating plate with 4 apertures: f/8,16,32,45. Rotary shutter 20/40/80. Two brilliant refelcting finders. Falling plate changing mechanism. Sheathes run on right-angled guide, plates changed by turning knob on side. Sheathes missing. Automatic exposure counter. Push-on close-up lens No 1-27'-9'. In original carton.

magazine box plate camera

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Magazine box plate camera with no makers name but identical to Midg for 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch plates. Fitted with an achromatic lens f/8-32. Sliding shutter 2/1/2/5/10/25/50/75/100/B/T. Rotating plate with close-up lenses for 12, 8 and 4 feet and Iso screen yellow filter. With two brilliant reflecting finders. Falling plate changing mechanism release by sliding knob. Exposure counter to 24. No. 203370.

The Little Nipper Camera

Photographic Technology

1901

Box magazine camera for 4 1/2 x 6 cm plates. Single lens, fixed aperture and focus. Simple rotary shutter T/I. Metal lens cap, clip on reflecting viewfinder. Sliding knob plate changing mechanism. W. Butcher and Sons. 1901.

Magazine camera with plate holders, c.1900

Photographic Technology

Magazine camera with plate holders, c.1900

'Klito' No. 6 magazine camera

Photographic Technology

c.1910

'Klito' No. 6 magazine camera made by Houghtons Ltd, London, c.1910

No 3 Kodak junior camera

Photographic Technology

1890-1897

Box camera for factory loaded film 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches. Fitted with a Bausch and Lomb universal lens, rotating plate with three apertures, sector type shutter, cocked by string, rack and pinion focusing, detachable film magazine with exposure counter - 50. No 7425. Eastman Kodak, 1890-1897.

Klito falling plate magazine camera

Photographic Technology

1905

Magazine camera; simple lens; rotating plate with 4 apertures f/11-f/32; shutter speeds; 1/10-1/80th second; 2 reflecting finders; no 6030.

Kodak Instamatic 500 camera, 1963-1965

Photographic Technology

1963-1965

Kodak Instamatic 500 camera, 1963-1965.Solid body camera for 126 film cartridge 28x28mm. Scneider-Kreuznach Xenar F:38mm f/2.8-22 lens, No 8895760. Compur shutter 30/60/125/250/500/B. Brightline finder, with parallax marks. Exposure meter needle visible in finder, with + and - 1 stop marks. Front cell focusing, with click stops at close-up group and distant settings. Hot shoe flash fitting, and coaxial socket. No 998447. Overall: 70 mm x 125 mm x 55 mm.

Aero camera

Photographic Technology

Body AM No 14A/720, No 238, with magazine AM 14A/730 No 4722 and gearbox AM 14A/3340 No 9631. For 5 1/2" wide film 5 1/4 x 5 1/2"; lens F:5" f/4 No VV187310. Shutter speeds 1/60-1/1000 sec.

box magazine plate camera

Photographic Technology

Box type magazine camera for 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch plates. Fitted with a simple lens, open and three apertures No 1-3 on rotating plate. T/I shutter. With two reflecting finders and two spirit levels. Lever operated falling plate mechanism with exposure counter to 12. Leather covered. No 950.

Kilto Magazine Box Plate Camera

Photographic Technology

1900-1909

Klito box magazine camera for 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch plates. Simple lens fitted f:11-32. With two supplementary lenses 3' and 6 ' on a rotating mount. Adjustable shutter 1/2/4/20/50/100B. With two brilliant reflecting finders, falling plate changing mechanism and knob operated exposure counter. Camera no 2552

Aptus magazine plate camera

Photographic Technology

1900

Aptus, box type magazine plate camera for 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch plates. Fitted with an Aldis anastigmat lens No.2 f/6-64 No.3810. A Bausch and Lomb Unicum shutter 1/2/5/25/50/100/B/T cocked and released by cords through camera side. Lens and shutter are fitted on a detachable panel. Rack and pinion focusing. Two brilliant reflecting finders. Falling plate mechanism relapsed by slide. Exposure counter. With 12 metal plate holders. Sharp and Hitchmough.

Houghton's Klito No 3A camera

Photographic Technology

1905-18

Houghton's Ltd. Box magazine camera for 3 1/4 x 4 1/4" plates. Lens missing , shutter missing, Rack and pinion focusing. Two brilliant reflecting finders. Falling plate changing mechanism, released by sliding knob on top. Exposure counter.

Magazine box plate camera

Photographic Technology

Box camera for 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 inch plates. Fitted with a simple lens with rotating plate with three apertures f/8, 11, 22. Rotary shutter 2/1/2/5/10/25/50/75/100/T. Rotating plate with three close-up lenses. Two reflecting finders. Two spirit levels. Sliding rising and cross front. Falling plate mechanism, counter to 24. With 8 metal holders.

magazine box plate camera

Photographic Technology

S.L. leather covered box magazine camera for 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 plates. Rapid aplanat lens iris calibrated 4 -128 (US). Three supplementary lenses on rotating plate, 18 foot. Adjustable shutter 50/75/100/150/200/T. With two brilliant reflecting finders with mirrors in hoods for eye level use. Falling plate changing mechanism with exposure counter to 12. Made in France.

Dallymer hand camera

Photographic Technology

c. 1900

Hand magazine camera in box form for plates 3 1/4 x 4 1/4. Made of mahogany with a black leather covering. With focusing screen and engraved scale. Front slides vertically and horizontally. Fitted with focal-plane shutter and plate changine box at rear for 3 double darkslides. Aldis Anasticgmat F.6.3.7" f.1 fiited later. J.H. Dallmeyer Ltd c.1900.

Klito magazine plate camera

Photographic Technology

1905-1918

Magazine box plate camera for 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch plates. Fitted with a simple lens f/11-32. Adjustable shutter 1/2/4/20/50/100/T. Fitted with two reflecting finders. Falling plate changing mechanism with exposure calculator.

Bedford magazine box camera

Photographic Technology

1900

Bedford magazine box plate camera for 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inch plates. Simple lens fitted, rotating plates with four apertures f/11/16/32. T/I shutter. With two reflecting finders, falling plate changing mechanism.

Magazine box plate camera

Photographic Technology

Box type magazine camera for 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch plates. Fitted with a rapid rectilinear lens f8/44. Adjustable shutter 10/25/50/100/T. Lever focusing to 7 feet. Fitted with two brilliant reflecting finders, falling plate changing mechanism knob operated, automatic exposure counter to 24.

Midg Magazine Plate Camera, Tropical Model

Photographic Technology

c. 1902-1920

Midg Magazine Plate Camera, Tropical Model. Box type magazine plate camera for 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch plates. Fitted with a rapid rectilinear lens ( rear element missing). Rotating plate with four apertures f/8, 11, 16, 22. Adjustable shutter 25/50/90/T. safety lock on release. Fixed focus. Threaded rings inside lens compartment for supplementary lens or alternative lens elements. Two reflecting finds with hoods. Falling plate changing mechanism with 9 metal plate holders. Access to exposed plates through trapdoor bottom. Butcher & Sons Ltd. Sold by A. & N. Auxiliary C.S. Ltd. Photographic Department, London.

Pipon magazine box plate camera

Photographic Technology

1900

Magazine box plate camera for 4 1/4 x 3 1/4 plates. R.R lens f/8-44. With helical screw focusing to 2 foot. Adjustable shutter No 1-7 and T. Two brilliant reflecting finders, key operated frame, works falling plate mechanism for twelve quarter plates. Exposure counter to 12. AJP France.

Newman and Guardia Universal camera

Photographic Technology

1890

No maker's name but Newman and Guardia fittings, finish, etc. Box body magazine camera for 3 1/4 x 4 1/2 plates. f/5-64 lens; 2-blade shutter, pneumatic delay, 2/4/8/16/32/64/100. Two reflecting finders, calibrated with rising front settings. Sliding rising and cross fron, calibrated 0-3, 0-4. 2 double spirit levels. Fitted with early type Newman and Guardia bag changer - perhaps not original, attached with hooks and eyes, and N & G catches. Patent 8329/86 (M588)

magazine box camera

Photographic Technology

Box type magazine camera for 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch plates. With simple lens, rotating plate with three apertures f/11/22/44. Adjustable shutter S-F No 2 - 5 T/I. With two brilliant reflecting finders, falling plate type changer with automatic counter number to 24.

magazine box plate camera

Photographic Technology

Magazine box plate camera for 4 1/4 x 3 1/4 plates. Fitted with an achromatic lens f/8-32. Rotating plate with three lenses 4', 8', 12' and ISO screen. Adjustable shutter 1/2/4/10/20/50/75/100/B/T. Access to shutter by D front plate. Two brilliant reflecting finders, falling plate changing mechanism, knob operated exposure counter.

Tyler magazine plate camera

Photographic Technology

Box camera for 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch plates. Fitted with a rapid rectilinear lens f/8-45. fitted with a Bausch and Lomb shutter B/I/T. Sliding focusing by lever. Two brilliant reflecting finders. Falling plate mechanism with removable carriage. Six metal plateholders and an automatic exposure counter. Walter Tyler & co.

Klito magazine plate camera

Photographic Technology

1905

Box type magazine plate camera for 3 3/4 x 4 1/4 inch plates. Rectimat symmetrical lens f/8-45. Self capping shutter 1/2/4/20/50/100/T/B/ With two brilliant reflecting finders, rack and pinion focusing to 3 feet. Bellows inside box body. Falling plate changer for 24 plates with 12 plate holders and automatic exposure counter.

The Cornex camera Model B

Photographic Technology

R & J Beck. Magazine box camera for 3 1/4 x 4 1/4" plates. Beck Double Meniscus lens rotating plate with 4 apertures: f/8,16,32,45. Rotary shutter 20/40/80. Two brilliant refelcting finders. Falling plate changing mechanism. Sheathes run on right-angled guide, plates changed by turning knob on side. Sheathes missing. Automatic exposure counter. Push-on close-up lens No 1-27'-9'. In original carton.

magazine plate camera

Photographic Technology

Magazine box plate camera for 4 1/4 x 3 1/4 plates. Fitted with Achromat lens, f/8-32. Rotating plate with supplementary lenses 4', 8', 12'. Iso screen yellow filter on swinging arm. Guillotine shutter, II-I/2/5/25/50/75/100/T/B. The front hinges for access to the shutter. Two brilliant reflecting finders and falling plate mechanism. With a knob operated exposure counter. Similar to 774.

Swinden and Earp's Patent Magazine camera

Photographic Technology

1887-1900

Box form magazine camera for 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch plates. Fitted with a Ross No 6 Symmetrical lens, 32665 F:8 inch, rotating plate with five apertures. Kershaw roller blind shutter. Before the lens. Sliding, rising front, rack and pinion focusing. Falling plate changing mechanism, plate counting device using lever measuring thickness of plate remaining. With five plate holders. Flap shutter behind lens with reflecting finder No 1514. c.1900.

Monarch Magazine Plate camera

Photographic Technology

1895

E V Swinden; Monarch box type magazine plate camera for 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 plate. The lens is missing. With a Kershaw instantaneous shutter, roller blind type, cox and operated by springs through front panel, rising and cross front movement by sliding lens plate. With single reflecting viewfinder removable for horizontal or vertical use, rack and pinion focusing to 6'. With eight metal plate holders, in special book form, hinged plated cover on each slide pulled down by external lever. Brought from Wratten and Wainwright in 1913.

Frena camera

Photographic Technology

Magazine box camera for notched cut films 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches. Fitted with an achromat lens US8, 16, 32, 256, rotating plate. Rotary shutter 5/10/20/40/80. Two reflecting finders. Rotable magazine for 20 nothced cut films, transferred from focal plane to camera bottom by turning a handle on the side. Incorporated spirit level. No 29087. R. & J. Beck.

Frena flat film camera

Photographic Technology

c.1899

Box type magazine camera for notched flat films 3 1/4 inch x 4 1/4 inch. Fitted with an achromatic lens, rotating plate with apertures f/8/16/32/256 and rotary shutter 5/10/20/40/80/T. With two brilliant reflecting finders, rotating holder for 40 notched films fed after exposure into rear compartment. Automatic exposure counter numbered to 20 spirit level in film change rod. R.J. Beck

No 5A Holborn-Ilex camera

Photographic Technology

1900-1920

Box-type magazine camera for 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch plates. Aldis Anastigmat lens No. 2 f/6-64. Bausch and Lomb Automat shutter 1/2/5/25/50 focusing. 2 brilliant reflecting finders, 2 spirit levels. Falling plate mechanism plates horizontal. Exposed plates removed trhough trapdoor in base. Relesaed by slide; exposure counter. With 11 metal plateholders. Yellow filter in screw mount. Lens no. 8767, camera no. 24129.

Magazine plate camera

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Magazine plate camera, for 4 3/4 x 6 1/2" plates, made in Britain. RR lens with rotating aperture plate f8,11,16,22,32. Shutter 25/50/90/T. Three close-up lenses: 3', 6', 10' carried on rear of lens panel door. Two reflecting finders. Spring actuated plate changing falling plate mechanism with automatic counter for 12 plates. 12 plate holders. (M 4031)

Magazine box plate camera

Photographic Technology

Magazine box plate camera for 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch plates. Simple lens fitted, f/8-22. Focusing 10' to infinity. Adjustable shutter T/I SMQL. With two brilliant reflecting finders. Falling plate changing mechanism and automatic counter to 12.

Magazine plate camera

Photographic Technology

Patent no makers name, box camera for 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch plates. Fitted with a simple lens rotating plate with apertures f/11, 16, 22, 23. T?I shutter. Two brilliant reflecting finders. Falling plate mechanism. Rd. 353727.

magazine box camera

Photographic Technology

Box type magazine camera for 9 x 12 cm plates. Fitted with a Rousel 'Rectilinear' lens f8-64. B/I/T shutter, adjustable speeds 1-7, helical focusing mount -1.5 metres. With two brilliant reflecting finders, falling plate mechanism with 11 plate holders, operated by key exposure counter. No 152507.

box magazine plate camera

Photographic Technology

Magazine plate box camera with single lens, rotating plate with four apertures F/8/11/16/22. Adjustable shutter 4/25/50/90/T. With three supplementary lenses in rotating mount, 3, 5, and 9 feet. Yellow filter on swinging arm. With two reflecting brilliant finders. Falling plate mechanism. Automatic exposure counter. Patent Numbers 269791, 42344. 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 plates. British made.

magazine box plate camera

Photographic Technology

British made box camera for 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch plates. Fitted with an achromatic lens f:22, Time and Instantaneous shutter. Two reflecting finders. Falling plate changing mechanism, released by sliding knob. Exposure counter to 12. Test No 15097.

Laffite magazine box plate camera

Photographic Technology

Magazine box plate camera for 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch plates. Simple lens fitted, f/11-44. Rotating plate with three supplementary lenses 4/8/12 feet. Adjustable shutter 1/2/4/10/20/50/75/100/T. With two brilliant reflecting finders. Falling plate changing mechanism with six metal plate holders and exposure counter. Laffite.

The Holborn magazine plate camera

Photographic Technology

1897

Magazine falling-plate box camera for 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch plates. Fitted with a meniscus lens f/9-22, adjustable shutter 25/50/90/B. Lever operated focusing. Fitted with two brilliant reflecting finders. Falling plate changing mechanism. 12 metal sheaths fitted for plates. With an automatic exposure counter. With the label from the original carton. George Houghton and Sons.

Rover detective camera

Photographic Technology

1893

Magazine box camera for 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch plates. Fitted with an achromatic lens, fixed aperture and focus, Lancaster seesaw shutter reflecting viewfinder, plates in frame holders (12), carried horizontally in upper compartment, transferred to focal plane by tilting base to compartment, after exposure moved to back of camera behind flexible wooden shutter. Lancaster, 1893.

Omnigraph magazine plate camera

Photographic Technology

1897

Omnigraph magazine plate camera. Manufactured by J Lancaster. Box form camera with single lens for 3" x 4 1/4" pictures. Lancaster see-saw shutter. Reflecting view finder. Plate holders carrried in large holder from whicg one at a time they fall into focal plane. After exposure each plate is returned to holder back to frin for subsequent exposure of second plare back to back with first. Wooden flexible slide covers back of plate during changing and exposure operation. With three double metal plate sheaths in holder.

Magazine plate camera

Photographic Technology

Box camera for 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch plates. Fitted with an achromatic lens, f/8-44. Adjustable shutter /2/5/25/52/100/T. Focusing adjustment. Two brilliant reflecting finders. Falling plate mechanism worked by key. Automatic counter and four plateholders.