Wirgin Edina miniature camera
Wirgin
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1953
Materials
Metal, Leather, Glass
Measurements
75 x 122 x 63 mm
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524602.1
Summary
Wirgin Edina miniature camera, static body. Metal body with leather covering, except top and bottom surfaces. Basic 35mm viewfinder camera. Rapid-wind lever. Tripod bush screws into leather case. Prontor-SV shutter. Wirgin-Wiesbaden Edinar f/2.8 lens Markings: Top of camera above viewfinder: "Edina" engraved into metal body. Front of camera, next to viewfinder: "Wirgin" company logo. Shutter: "Prontor-SV".
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
Wirgin , manufacturer