Argus A2F miniature camera.
Argus
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1939 - 1941
Materials
Bakelite, Metal, Glass
Measurements
75 x 130 x 55 mm
Place of origin
Illinois
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524594
Summary
Argus A2F miniature camera. Bakelite and metal body with telescoping lens mount. 35mm camera. Extinction meter. Lens f/4.5. Markings: inside body of camera: A2F, 5153. Written around shutter: "Argus" and "IRC"
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
Argus, manufacturer