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No 2A Folding Rainbow Hawk-Eye Model B camera

Photographic Technology

c. 1932

Conway camera, synchronised model

Photographic Technology

c. 1950

Contax camera

Photographic Technology

1932-1936

Agfa box camera

Photographic Technology

c. 1930

Kodak Beau Brownie No 2

Photographic Technology

1930-1933

Luzo camera

Photographic Technology

1891-1901

Coronet Rapier camera

Photographic Technology

c. 1958

Kodak Brownie Cresta II camera

Photographic Technology

c. 1958

No 5 Cirkut camera

Photographic Technology

1914-1924

Brownie Vecta camera

Photographic Technology

1963-1966

Box camera for E29 rollfilm 3 x 1 5/ 8 inches. Fitted with a simple lens of fixed aperture. T/I rotary shutter. Two reflecting finders. With blue leatherette covering. Houghton-Butcher Mfg Co Ltd, London.

Ensign E29 box camera

Photographic Technology

Brownie Reflex camera

Photographic Technology

1946-1960

Collapsing camera for 121 rollfilm 1 5/8 x 2 1/2 inch. Fitted with a meniscus lens, sliding plate with three apertures, automatic built in shutter, separate release s for T/I. Brilliant reflecting finder. No 10156. Eastman Kodak, 1904-1909.

No 0 folding pocket Kodak Model A-B camera

Photographic Technology

1902-1906

Kodak World's Fair Flash camera

Photographic Technology

1964-1965

Vest Pocket Kodak Series III Autographic folding camera for 127 rollfilm 1 5/8 x 2 1/2 inches. Fitted with a Kodak anastigmat lens F: 83mm f/6.3-32 No 48116. Diomatic No 0 shutter 10/25/50/100/B/T. Screw focusing. Brilliant reflecting rotating finder. No 101203. In maroon figured finish with gold trim. Eastman Kodak. 1928-1933.

Vanity Vest Pocket Kodak Series III Autographic Camera

Photographic Technology

1928-1933

Kodak No 4 Folding Pocket Camera Model A

Photographic Technology

1908

Folding camera, in maroon bakelite, for 120 rollfilm, 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches. Simple lens, rotating plate with four apertures 1-4; T/I flipflop shutter. Brilliant refelcting rotating finder. Sliding focusing with click stops 'near' and 'far'. Maroon bellows.

The Soho Cadet camera

Photographic Technology

No 2 Portrait Brownie camera

Photographic Technology

1928-1935

Brownie Flash B camera

Photographic Technology

c. 1959

Solid body camera for 127 rollfilm 1 1/4 x 1 5/8 inches. Fitted with an Ensign Multar anastigmat lens F:50mm f/3.5-16 No. 129481. focal plane shutter /2/5/10/15/25/50/75/100/150/250/500/1000/T. Shutter cocked by wind on knob. Coincidence type coupled rangefinder, helical focusing lens mount. Direct vision optical finder. Lens cap. No. H 21085. Ensign Limited.

Ensign Multex Model 0 camera

Photographic Technology

1936

Puma 120 roll film camera, "Plus", boxed. Made by Puma Cameras Ltd. Purma Anastigmat lens 55mm f/6.3. With metal lens cap.

Puma 'Plus' 120 roll film camera

Photographic Technology

1950-1959

Self erecting folding camera for 116 film 2 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches. Fitted with a Kodar lens F: 131mm f/7.9-45. No 1 Kodex shutter 25/50/T/B. Front cell focusing 100-5 feet, Rotating brilliant finder and autographic back. No 258713. Kodak Limited 1932-1935.

No 1A Pocket Kodak Series II camera

Photographic Technology

1932-1945

Kodak "Six-20 Brownie C" roll film box camera with original

Photographic Technology

1948

Pic camera

Photographic Technology

1945-1955

Collapsing camera in brown Bakelite for 120 rollfilm 2 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches. Fitted with a simple lens, T/I shutter, sliding plate with three apertures, rotating reflecting finder. Kodak Limited, 1930.

No 2 Hawkette camera

Photographic Technology

1930

Kodak No. 3 Roll Film Camera, 1890

Photographic Technology

1890

Plastic collapsing camera for 120 rollfilm 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches. Fitted with a simple lens of fixed aperture. T/I shutter. Reflecting rotating finder.

Rajar No 6 camera

Photographic Technology

1929

Folding camera for 127 rollfilm 1 5/8 x 2 1/2 inches. Fitted with a Kodar lens, f7.9-32, number 0 Kodex shutter 25/50/T/B. Screw focusing; brilliant reflecting rotating finder, autographic back, black pattern leatherette covering. No 51701. Eastman Kodak 1926-1934.

vest pocket kodak series III camera

Photographic Technology

1926-1934

Self erecting collapsing camera for 121 rollfilm 1 7/8 x 2 1/2 inches. Fitted with a meniscus lens, automatic shutter T/I, separate releases, sliding plate with three apertures, one brilliant reflecting finder, No 10795.

No 0 folding pocket Kodak Model A-B camera

Photographic Technology

1902-1906

No 2 Portrait Brownie Model F camera

Photographic Technology

1928-1935

No1 Brownie camera Model B

Photographic Technology

1904-1916

Box camera for Six-20 rollfilm 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches. Fitted with a meniscus lens, fixed aperture, rotary shutter T/I, two reflecting finders. Kodak Limited. 1934

Six-20 Hawkeye Major Camera

Photographic Technology

1934

"Challenge" Tropical Folding Bellows Camera

Photographic Technology

1912-1920

Carbine roll film camera folding roll film /plate camera. 5 x 4" pictures. Ross homocentric lens F:5", f6.3-22 No 85678 Lukos III shutter 1/2/5/25/50/100/B/B. Wire cable release, sliding rising and cross front, sliding focussing brilliant reflecting finder.

Carbine roll film camera

Photographic Technology

1917-1921

Vest Pocket Kodak Series 3. Folding camera for 127 rollfilm 1 5/8 x 2 1/2 inches. Fitted with a Kodak anastigmat lens F: 83mm f/6.3-32 No.53125. Diomatic No,0 shutter 10/25/50/100/B/T. Autotime exposure scale. Brilliant reflecting rotating finder. Screw focusing. Autographic back. Textured grey finish with gold lines. No.94603. Eastman Kodak, 1928-1933.

Vanity Vest Pocket Kodak Series 3 Camera

Photographic Technology

1928-1933

Folding camera for 120 rollfilm 2 /14 x 3 1/4. Kodar f/7.9 Achromatic lens with iris calibrated 1-4, No 0 Kodex three blade shutter 25/50/T/B. Reflecting brilliant finder, screw focusing to 6 feet. With autographic back. No 81109.

No 1 pocket Kodak series II

Photographic Technology

1925-1931

Comet III camera. All metal box camera for 127 rollfilm, 1 1/4" x 5/8". Manufactured by Bencini, Milan. Fitted with a simple lens, heavily coated of fixed aperture. B/I shutter 1/50 sec. Helical focusing, screw in lens cap. Direct vision optical finder. Side loading. Accessory shoe. Coaxial flash socket. In leather ever ready case. Overall: 112 mm x 66 mm x 90 mm.

Bencini Comet III camera

Photographic Technology

1953

Six 16 Kodak Model C camera. Self erecting folding camera for 616 rollfilm 2 1/4 x 4 1/4. Fitted with a K.S. anastigmat lens F:12cm f/4.5-32. No 0 pronto shutter 25/50/10/B/T with delayed action. Cable release socket. Brilliant reflecting rotating finder, collapsing frame finder. No 50909. Kodak Limited. 1935-1936. Black and chrome finish.

Six 16 Kodak model C camera

Photographic Technology

1935-1936

Box camera for 127 rollfilm 1 5/8 x 2 1/2 inches. Fitted with a meniscus lens, rotary shutter T/I. With two reflecting finders. Kodak Limited, 1914-1935

No 0 brownie camera model A

Photographic Technology

1914-1935

35mm camera 24x36mm. Voigtlander Color-Skopar lens F:50mm f/3.5; Synchro-Compur shutter 11/500 sec.; EV scale 3-18. Coupled coincidence rangefinder in DV finder. Film windon by plunger. Accessory shoe.

Voigtlander Vitessa SLR camera

Photographic Technology

Plastic bodied box camera for 127 rollfilm 4 x 6.5cm. Fitted with a Rodenstock lens, f/11 sliding plate with three apertures. B/I rotary shutter. Two reflecting finders. Made in Germany.

Merit box camera

Photographic Technology

1930-1940

Eastman Kodak Co. Collapsing camera for 616 rollfilm 2 1/4 x 2 1/4". folding bellows camera. Twindar lens, 'Simple 5-10 and 10 beyond'. Art deco design. Original carton.

Kodak Jiffy Six-16 Camera

Photographic Technology

1933-1937

Kodak Ltd. Box camera for 620 rollfilm 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 inches. Meniscus lens, fixed aperture. Sliding plates with yellow filter and close-up lens. Two brilliant reflecting finders. Pin and screw flash contacts. Mottled fawn and brown finish, with gilt trim.

Brownie Flash IV camera

Photographic Technology

1950-1959

Ensign Cupid Camera made by Houghton-Butcher Manufacturing Co. Ltd. London. T-Shaped box camera for 120 film 2 1/4" x 1 3/4" single lens fixed aperture T/I shutter, cocked by rod. Collapsing frame finder, black crackle finish. Patent No 194897 and 207637.

Ensign Cupid Camera

Photographic Technology

1923

Folding bellows camera for 116 rollfilm 2 1/2 x 4 1/4". Simple lens, US 116-128. Wollensak Optical Co shutter T/I/B. Brilliant reflecting finder on baseboard, reversible. Sliding focusing, with 3 position preset stop. Patent 20 September 1910.

No 2A Folding Buster Brown camera Model A

Photographic Technology

1910

Mamiya Camera Co Ltd, Tokyo, Japan. Twin Lens reflex camera for 120 rollfilm 2 1/4 x 2 1/4". Interchangeable lenses; Mamiya-Sekor F:80mm f/2.8 No 793780 and 791148; Mamiya-Sekor F:18cm f/4.5 No 737671 and 735823. Seikosha-S shutters. No 97392. With pressed metal lens caps. With instructions book (filled). See also 1990-5036/4971.

Lenses for Mamiyaflex C3 (Professional) camera

Photographic Technology

1962

Folding camera for 5 inch wide rollfilm 4 x 5 inches. Fitted with a Bausch and Lomb rapid symmetrical lens, Series II F:7 1/2 inches f/8-64. Unicum shutter 1/2/5/25/50/100/B/T. Sliding rising front, two adjustments. Vertical swing rise with wide angle lens. Rack and pinion focusing, double extension. Two brilliant reflecting finders.

the Sanderson rollfilm camera

Photographic Technology

Self erecting camera for 620 rollfilm 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 inches. Fitted with a simple lens of fixed aperture and focus and a Kodette III shutter B/I. direct vision optical finder. Kodak Limited 1954-1963.

Kodak junior I camera

Photographic Technology

1954-1963

Folding camera for 118 rollfilm 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches. Rapid rectilinear lens, sliding plate with three apertures, built in rotary shutter, separate releases for T & I. Rotating brilliant reflecting finder with hood, sliding focusing. NO 24523. Eastman Kodak 1900-1903

No 3 folding pocket Kodak model A

Photographic Technology

1900-1903

Metal bodied box camera for 120 rollfilm 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches. Fitted with a meniscus lens, sliding plate with three apertures. Rotary shutter T/I. With two reflecting finders. Kodak Canada, 1924-1933.

No 2 Brownie Camera Model F

Photographic Technology

1924-1933