Ensign Carbine folding bellows camera, c 1924

Made:
1919-1929 in London
maker:
George Houghton and Son
and
Houghton-Butcher Manufacturing Company Limited

CARBINE folding bellows camera for rollfilm No.118 3 1/4 x 4 1/4" or same size plates. Wood and metal construction with leather covering. Fitted with a Plutar Extra Rapid Aplanat Series II F.8 mounted in Ensign Sector II shutter 1 sec 1/100sec. With brilliant waist-level viewfinder attached to front standard. c.1924

Details

Category:
Photographic Technology
Collection:
Arthur Frank Collection
Object Number:
1979-559/396
Materials:
glass, wood (unidentified), metal (unknown) and leather
Measurements:
overall: 56 mm x 140 mm x 237 mm,
type:
rollfilm camera
credit:
The Arthur Frank Collection