A Purma Plus rollfilm camera
Purma
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1952 - 1958
Materials
Aluminium, Leatherette, Glass
Measurements
78 x 155 x 60 mm
Place of origin
Aberdare
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524599.1
Summary
A Purma Plus rollfilm camera taking 16 square images on 127 roll film. The body is aluminium covered with a black leatherette material. There is a viewfinder and the lens is fixed focus. The focal plane is curved and the shutter has three speeds plus B, the speed being determined by the orientation of the camera. The lens is marked 'Purma Anastigmat f6.3 55mm'. The lens collapses beneath a screwed lens cap. The top front has inscribed 'Purma Plus' whilst the lower rear has 'Made in Gt.Britain'. The upper rear has the key to shutter speeds 'Fast Med Slow'. There are two red windows.
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
Purma , manufacturer