Wembley Sports hand camera.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1950 - 1956
Materials
Bakelite, Glass
Measurements
105 x 160 x 70 mm
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524595
Summary
Wembley Sports hand camera. Manufactured in England by Truvox. Rondex Rapid shutter. Black moulded bakelite body with metal detailing. Sportar f/8.5 lens. Helical front with four click stops for focusing positions. Lens screws into body when not in use. Uses 120 film. Markings: on back of case, moulded in the plastic: "Wembley Sports, Made in England".
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.