A Coronet Popular Twelve camera
Coronet
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1952
Materials
Bakelite, Metal
Measurements
130 x 90 x 105 mm
Place of origin
Birmingham
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524567
Summary
A Coronet Popular Twelve camera with Coronac fixed focus meniscus lens. The simple shutter has just I,T settings and the plate shows 'Made in England'. The body is moulded plastic (Bakelite). There is a bright viewfinder and a chrome lens plate.
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
Coronet, manufacturer