V.P. Twin, made by E. Elliott Ltd, miniature vest pocket rollfilm camera
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1935 - 1952
Materials
Bakelite, Metal, Glass, Photographic film
Measurements
70 x 90 x 55 mm
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524661.1
Summary
V.P. Twin, made by E. Elliott Ltd. A miniature vest pocket rollfilm camera. With film loaded inside. Brown marbled effect textured bakelite body. Meniscus lens f/12.5. Non-reversible winding knob. Folding viewfinder. Vest pocket size film for 30 x 40 mm photographs. Two pictures could be taken on each standard V.P.exposure, giving 16 pictures on standard 8 exposure film. Daylight loading. Two red windows on reverse. Markings: moulded within the bakelite on reverse of body: "V.P. Twin. Made in England". Inside back cover: logo of sailing ship with capital "L" and "Made in England". On side edge: "To open, insert coin and twist".
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