A carboard box for Purma camera.
Purma
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1940 - 1951
Materials
Cardboard
Measurements
80 x 165 x 65 mm
Place of origin
Aberdare
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525509.4
Summary
A carboard box for Purma camera. The box is dark red and the font has in large print 'Purma Special Speed camera' with the same on the rear. Each side shows the Purma trade mark and the patent nos 430648 and 445907. It then reads 'World patents applied for Made in England'. The lid and front panel open. The lid declares 'Purma The simplest speed camera in the world'. The opening front panel repeats this message with some instructions and claims 'The Purma Special is the most advanced design of all inexpensive cameras.'.
Makers and roles
Purma , manufacturer