A Zeiss Ikon Baby Box Camera
Zeiss Ikon
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1934 - 1938
Materials
Metal, Leatherette, Glass
Measurements
80 x 60 x 60 mm
Place of origin
Dresden
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525513.1
Summary
A Zeiss Ikon Baby Box Camera. The body is metal covered with black leatherette. The focus and exposure are fixed and the camera produces 3 x 4cm images on 127 film. On the front is tthe Zeiss Ikon badge and below the lens is 'Baby Box'. The inscription on the lens mount is only partially legible. Inside is a red paper label saying 'Zeiss Ikon film 4 x 61½ cm A8'. On the back are two red view windows and ambosed in the leather 'Baby Box'. There is a wire frame finder and two tripod mounts.
Provenance
Donated by Mary Armstrong 2012
Makers and roles
Zeiss Ikon, manufacturer