A Certo Dolly Model A folding rollfilm camera
Certix
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1932 - 1935
Materials
Metal, Leather imitation fabric, Glass
Measurements
Open 116 x 82 x 106 mm
Place of origin
Dresden
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524638
Summary
A Certo Dolly Model A folding rollfilm camera. Lens f3.5 Anstigmatic with Compur shutter. The camera is metal covered with black mock leather and the bellows are made of black paper. There is a top mounted viewfinder. Other than the label "Dolly" there are no other model identifiers
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
Certix, manufacturer