APeM Ilex folding rollfilm camera.
Amalgamated Photographic Manufacturers Ltd.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1921 - 1930
Materials
Leather, Glass, Fabric
Measurements
Open 183 x 72 x 116 mm
Place of origin
Watford
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524503
Summary
APeM Ilex folding rollfilm camera. Uses APeM film no. 225 or Rajar roll film no. 25. Takes 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 pictures Metal black textured body, black leather carrying strap and bellows. Has metal cable release with black fabric covering. Lens is behind the shutter cover. Curved black metal folding stand for hinged cover plate. Markings: On leather handle embossed 'APM' Triangular manufacturers plate below shutter 'APM limited' logo On shutter 'Ilex and "APeM" 25, 50, 100, B T.' Disance scale 2-30 metres and 6-100 feet. Black label inside back cover, printed in red 'This camera takes APeM Roll Film No225 Rajar Roll Film No25 Pictures 2 1/4 x 3 1/4
Provenance
Part of The Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986
Makers and roles
Amalgamated Photographic Manufacturers Ltd., manufacturer