A Kershaw Penguin Eight-20 folding Camera
Kershaw-Soho Ltd
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1946 - 1949
Materials
Metal alloy, Chrome, Leather, Glass, Plastic
Measurements
170 x 87 x 128 mm
Place of origin
Leeds
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525518.1
Summary
A Kershaw Penguin Eight-20 roll film camera. The body is black metal alloy and the bellows is black leather. The atrus and fittings are chrome. The frame size is 6x9cm on 120 roll film. The shutter has just I and B settings and the aperture settings are f11 and f16. Focus may be varied between 6 feet and infinity. There is a brillint finder. The front of the lens mount says 'Kershaw Eight-20 Penguin Made in England Patent app. for. Kershaw Soho (Sales) Limited.' There is a leather carrying handle.
Provenance
Donated on 31/10/2016 to The Fox Talbot Museum by J. Goodman.
Makers and roles
Kershaw-Soho Ltd, manufacturer