Houghton Ensignette 2B Deluxe miniature folding rollfilm camera
Houghtons Ltd
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1920
Materials
Metal, Glass
Measurements
65 x 127 x 36 mm (closed)
Place of origin
London
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524618
Summary
A Houghton Ensignette 2B Deluxe miniature folding rollfilm camera, with focussing lever and rotating brilliant finder. Lens is a Cooke Anastigmat f6.3; possibly missing a retaining ring as the lens is not securely attached.The camera has a metal body (aluminium?) and fittings with black bellows. Markings; Manufacturers mark and patent numbers and dates on top of front plate; focussing scale and model number on front plate. Serial number 6377 on right side of rear body. "Ensign" on shutter plate.
Provenance
Part of the Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI ollection 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
Houghtons Ltd, manufacturer