Houghton Anastigmat Ensignette No. 2B miniature folding rollfilm camera
Houghtons Ltd
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1912
Materials
Metal, Glass
Measurements
65 x 127 x 28 mm (closed)
Place of origin
London
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524619
Summary
A Houghton Anastigmat Ensignette No. 2B miniature folding rollfilm camera of bedless strut design, with focussing lever above lens panel, and brilliant finder. Lens is a Cooke Anastigmat f6. Shutter release is missing. The camera has a brass body with nickel plated fittings and black bellows. Markings; Manufacturers information and patent number and date on front plate; patent number also inside rear of camera above bellows; "The Westminster Photographic Exchange Ltd" on top of camera bodyl number on front plate. Serial number A2497 on right side of rear body.
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
Houghtons Ltd, manufacturer