Ticka watch camera

PART OF:
The Kodak Museum Collection
Made:
1908 in London
maker:
Houghtons Limited

'Ticka' camera. Watch-shaped rollfilm camera for 18mm wide film in special cassette. 15x23mm pictures. Fixed aperture simple lens. T/I shutter; lens cap. With accessory brilliant reflecting finder. Exposure counter. In cloth case, with directions, instruction book, receipt, instruction card. In original carton.

A very popular metal miniature camera in the form of a pocket watch. It was designed to use roll film, 17.5mm wide, contained in a special cardboard drop-in cartridge. The lens, carried in the winding stem, had to be covered by a screw-on cap between exposures. No viewfinder was fitted but a clip-on finder was available as an optional extra.

The Ticka camera was introduced in 1905 and offered for sale until approximately 1914. The camera was a licensed copy of the Expo Watch camera, made by the Expo Camera Company in the United States.

Details

Category:
Photographic Technology
Collection:
Kodak Collection
Object Number:
1990-5036/1819
type:
concealed camera
credit:
The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford

Parts

Ticka watch camera

Ticka watch camera

'Ticka' camera. Pocket watch-shaped rollfilm camera for 18mm wide film in special cassette. 15x23mm pictures. Fixed aperture simple lens. T/I shutter; lens cap. With accessory brilliant reflecting finder. Exposure counter. In cloth case, with directions, instruction book, receipt, instruction card. Engraved with interlaced 'HTC' on front of case.

Measurements:
overall: 78 mm x 21 mm, 58 mm,
Materials:
white metal (unknown)
Object Number:
1990-5036/1819/1
type:
concealed camera
Carton for Ticka watch camera

Carton for Ticka watch camera

Carton for 'Ticka' camera. Contains cloth draw-string bag, receipt for developing film spool; photo postcard; directions for use, instruction book, receipt, read carefully ticket marked 'Caution'. Sold to T & H Doublet Optician & Co, 38 Moorgate Street, Bank, London. Purchased 19th September 1908.

Measurements:
overall: 100 mm x 152 mm x 37 mm,
Materials:
cardboard , textile and paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
1990-5036/1819/2
type:
carton