Ful-Vue twin lens reflex camera.
Ensign Limited
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1946 - 1949
Materials
Metal, Glass, Plastic
Measurements
113 x 77 x 100 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524562
Summary
Ful-Vue twin lens reflex camera, made by Ensign in England from 1946 to 1949. Rectangular box model camera, with streamlined top and metal-faced shutter housing marked 'Ful-Vue'. Film carrier system is removable from side (unlocked by turning knob on other side). Black plastic carry strap attached to sides by metal rivet-like supports.
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
Ensign Limited , manufacturer