Franka-Werk Bubi strut-folding miniature camera
Franka
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1913
Materials
Metal, Paper, fabric, Glass
Measurements
115 x 90 x 83 mm (bellows and framefinder extended)
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524675
Summary
A Franka-Werk Bubi strut-folding miniature camera for 4.5x6 cm plates. Lens is f6.8 - f22(?), no manufacturer's name visible, with T/B/I shutter. The camera is metal with black fabric-backed paper bellows, with focussing wheel on right of body top and extensible frame finder on front plate. Markings; "Bubi" on focussing wheel, otherwise no manufacturers marks. .
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
Franka , manufacturer