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Contax camera

Photographic Technology

1932-1936

Conway camera, synchronised model

Photographic Technology

c. 1950

Brownie Flash B camera

Photographic Technology

c. 1959

Agfa box camera

Photographic Technology

c. 1930

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

Collapsing camera for 127 rollfilm 1 5/8 x 2 1/2 inches. Meniscus lens, apertures 1-4. Ball Bearing shutter 25/50/B/T. Brilliant reflecting rotating finder. Black crackle finish. No 1721533.

Vest Pocket Autographic Kodak camera

Photographic Technology

1915-1926

No 2 Portrait Brownie Model F camera

Photographic Technology

1928-1935

No 2 Portrait Brownie camera

Photographic Technology

1928-1935

Brownie Reflex camera

Photographic Technology

1946-1960

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

No1 Brownie camera Model B

Photographic Technology

1904-1916

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

No 5 Cirkut camera

Photographic Technology

1914-1924

Pic camera

Photographic Technology

1945-1955

Folding camera for 122 rollfilm 3 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches. Fitted with a Bausch and Lomb rapid rectilinear lens, US 4- 128. F.P.K automatic shutter, T/B/I with pneumatic release valve, sliding rising and cross front, sliding focusing, brilliant reflecting rotating finder with spirit level and hood. No 635-A. Eastman Kodak, 1903-1908.

No 3a folding pocket Kodak model A

Photographic Technology

1903-1908

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

Kodak World's Fair Flash camera

Photographic Technology

1964-1965

Kodak No 4 Folding Pocket Camera Model A

Photographic Technology

1908

Kodak Beau Brownie No 2

Photographic Technology

1930-1933

Luzo camera

Photographic Technology

1891-1901

Brownie Vecta camera

Photographic Technology

1963-1966

Coronet Rapier camera

Photographic Technology

c. 1958

Kodak Brownie Cresta II camera

Photographic Technology

c. 1958

Ensignette No 2 camera

Photographic Technology

1907-1915

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 2A Folding Rainbow Hawk-Eye Model B camera

Photographic Technology

c. 1932

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

Instruction book for Brownie Vecta camera.

Instruction Book For Brownie Vecta Camera

Photographic Technology

Kodak Ltd. Box camera for 620 rollfim 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches. Meniscus lens, fixed aperture. Rotary shutter, B/I. Slide with close-up lens. Two-pin flash contacts. Two brilliant refelcting finders.

Kodak Brownie Six-20 Camera Model D

Photographic Technology

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

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. BOL Co optical ground meniscus lens F:12.5. Flip flop shutter. Folding single frame viewfinder. Made in brown Bakelite.

V P twin camera

Photographic Technology

Kodak Ltd. Box camera for 127 rollfilm 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 inches. Meniscus lens, fixed aperture. B/I shutter. Large brilliant reflecting finder with hood. To pin flash contacts.

Brownie Reflex Camera

Photographic Technology

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

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

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

Kodak Ltd. Plastic box camera for 127 rollfilm 1 5/8 x 2 1/2 inches meniscus lens, fixed aperture. Direct vision optical finder, fith marks for superslide format. Instantaneous shutter, set by windon knob. In original carton, with two rolls Verichrome Pan film and carrying case. M4653.

Brownie Vecta Camera Outfit

Photographic Technology

Brownie Firts Model box camera for 117 rollfilm 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 inches. Fitted with a meniscus lens, rotary shutter T/I. First model with box lid type back. Eastman Kodak, 1900.

The Brownie (First Model) camera

Photographic Technology

1900

Box camera for 116 rollfilm 2 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches. Fitted with a meniscus lens of fixed aperture. Rotary shutter T/I. Two reflecting finders. Brown snakeskin leatherette covering. Eastman Kodak.

No 2 Special Hawkeye Camera

Photographic Technology

Box camera for 124 rollfilm 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches. Fitted with a meniscus achromat lens, sliing plate with three apertures, rotary shutter T/I. Two reflecting finders. Eastman kodak. 1908-1934.

No 3 Brownie Camera Model B

Photographic Technology

1908-1934

Folding camera for 118 rollfilm 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches. Fitted with a Kodak anastigmat lens, F:127mm F?6.3-45, No 104717. No 1 Kodex shutter, 25/50/T/B with cable release. Lever focusing, screw rising front. Brilliant reflecting finder, (front lens missing). Autographic back. No 20021.

No 3 Kodak Series III camera

Photographic Technology

1931-1933

Box camera for 120 rollfilm 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches. Fitted with a simple lens of fixed aperture. Reflecting finder. Inset circular label in silver. 'Fiftieth anniversary of Kodak 1880-1930 E K Co.' Brown leatherette with gilt fittings. Eastman kodak.500,000 given away on May 1 1930 to children in the USA who were 12 years old in 1930. 50,000 were also given to Canadian children with a roll of film. 1930.

No 2 Hawkeye camera - Eastman Anniversary Model

Photographic Technology

1930

No 4 Panoramic Kodak model D. Panoramic camera for rollfilm 105 (will accept 120) 2 1/4 x 7". Swivelling meniscus fixed aperture and fixed focus lens. Two transit times. Reflecting brilliant finder and spirit level. No 21752.

No 4 Panoramic Kodak Model D

Photographic Technology

1914-1926

Ensign Selflex 820 camera. Self erecting folding camera for 120 rollfilm 8 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches or 12 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 inch pictures. Fitted with a Ross Xpres lens F: 105mm f/3.8-22 No.242232. Epsilon shutter 1/2/5/10/25/50/100/250/B/T. Front cell focusing. Folding optical frame finder with refelcted masks for 8 or 12 on. Body release. Hinged masks in camera back for two formats. Separate shuttered windows. No.E1575. Barnet Ensign Limited. 1949.

Ensign Selfix 820 camera

Photographic Technology

1949

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

Plastic body collapsing camera for 120 rollfilm 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches. Fitted with a simple lens of fixed aperture. T/I shutter and a rotating reflecting brilliant finder. Patent 330438/29. Soho Limited.

Soho Model B folding camera

Photographic Technology

"Challenge" Tropical Folding Bellows Camera

Photographic Technology

1912-1920

Thornton-Pickard Automan rollfilm camera. Wooden self-erecting folding bellows camera for 4 1/2" rollfilm camera; 4x3" pictures. RR lens, F:4 1/2", f/8-45. 2 blade shutter, Thornton Pickard, 1/2/4/8/25/50/T. Pneumatic release and timing cylinders. Sliding rising front with stops and clamp. Double extension bellows. Sliding/lever focusing Reflecting finder missing.

Thornton-Pickard Automan rollfilm camera

Photographic Technology

Ensign Ful-Vue box camera for 120 rollfilm 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 inches. Cast metal body with powder coating and plastric strap. Fitted with a simple lens of fixed aperture and focus. T/I shutter. Large brilliant reflecting finder. 21st birthday present to June Foulds in 1952, £2/13/10d.

Ensign Ful-Vue camea

Photographic Technology

1951-1952

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

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