Kiku, Model II sub-miniature camera.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1956 - 1957
Materials
Metal, Leatherette, Glass
Measurements
37 x 62 x 43 mm
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524647.1
Summary
A Kiku, Model II sub-miniature camera, attributed to Morita Shokai (producer, distributor), made in 1956-7. The camera is made of metal, and the body is partially covered with black, ripple - effect leatherette (?). It has a shutter cocking lever under the speed selector, and a sliding cover protects the green film advance window. There is a metal collar around the release button, and the base opens via a folding key. Markings: the name 'Kiku 16 Model II' is engraved above the viewfinder, 'open' and 'Japan' are inscribed on base. The camera was sold in a box which is missing.
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.