General Information

Serial #

K11998

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Aluminium, leather, and glass.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

14.0 cm

Width

10.2 cm

Height

3.8 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still cameras

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Houghton Butcher

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

London

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

This camera came from the Ottawa Boys Club. Originally founded in 1923, The Ottawa Boys Club offered young boys a place to have fun and to socialize, keeping them off the streets and away from crime. The club still exists today as the Ottawa-Carleton Boys and Girls Club.

Function

To record still images on photographic film.

Technical

A folding roll film camera with an Ensar Anastigmat lens that was f-7.7 and 75mm, creating 6 x 6 cm or 6 x 9 cm images on 120 film. The focus was by radial lever and the view finder was direct optical.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

On front of camera: 'Ensign [Co. logo]; Info. on base: 'ENSIGN/ 220/ SELFIX/ MADE IN ENGLAND./ K11998'; Info. on lens: 'ENSIGN/ ENSAR Anastigmat F 7.7 ENSIGN Ltd.'; Inside camera: 'USE Ensign FILMS - Ortho E.20/ Ultrachrome EC.20 - Fine Grain Pan. EFP. 20/ or other reputable brands size 20'.

Missing

None

Finish

Bellows good. Condition, fair to good.

Decoration

N/A