A Universal Camera Corp. Mercury 11 (Model CX) camera.
Universal Camera Corp.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal alloy, Leatherette, Glass
Measurements
71 x 141 x 34 mm
Place of origin
New York
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524608.1
Summary
A Universal Camera Corp Mercury II miniature, static body camera with half frame viewfinder and rotary shutter. The camera body is cast from an aluminium/magnesium alloy, partially covered with leatherette. Tricor f/3.5 35mm (non coated) lens. On back of camera are film counter and shutter speed knobs. Model type and serial number, 63845, are marked on back under depth of focus chart.
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
Universal Camera Corp., manufacturer