An Iloca Stereo Rapid Camera
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1956
Materials
Metal, Glass, Leatherette, Fabric, Rubber
Measurements
78 x 180 x 52 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525584.1
Summary
An Iloca Stereo Rapid Camera. The body is metal covered with black leatherette with the top and front being silver. On the front panel is 'Iloca 3D' and on the top is 'Stereograms'. The twin lens have inscribed 'Steinheil Muchen Cassarit 12.8/35mm' and their numbers, 1743517 and 1743493 respectively. Prontor SVS shutters are fitted with speeds 1-1/300 sec and B. The control ring is on the left lens whilst aperture control is on the other. It has a rangefinder and focus is controlled from a dial on the top. It has V,X and M synchronization and there is an accessory on the top. An unusual feature is that the viewfinderer is below the line of the two lenses. There is a fabric neckstrasp complete with a cushion pad.
Provenance
Donated on 7/07/2017 to The Fox Talbot Museum by A. C Searle.