Fotet folding miniature rollfilm camera by Kochmann.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1931 - 1932
Materials
Metal, Leather, Glass, Plastic
Measurements
Closed size 75 x 115 x 40 mm
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524625
Summary
Fotet folding miniature rollfilm camera by Kochmann. Metal body covered in black leather with metal detailing and plastic front panel. The front of the camera is self-erecting on its struts by pressing a button on the body. This also releases the folding viewfinder - a simple pair of metal frames. Compur shutter. Lens - E. Ludwig, Dresden, Vidar f/4.5. Takes 16 exposures 3 x 4 cm on 127 film. Markings: Embossed in leather on front: "Fotet" and "FOREIGN". This is a name variant - known as Fotet in UK and USA and Korelle elsewhere.
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