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- OBJECT TYPE
- ROLLFILM/STRUT
- DATE
- 1912–1930
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1984.0700.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Houghton's Ltd.
- MODEL
- ENSIGNETTE 2
- LOCATION
- London, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 6
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 Aluminum body, leatherette bellows, metal trim and parts, glass. .2-.3 synthetic films wrapped in foil, with cardboard boxes. Leatherette camera case. Woven fabric carrying case with leather strap
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 15.0 cm
- Width
- 11.5 cm
- Height
- 3.5 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
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
To record still images on photographic film. - Technical
-
The "Ensignette" cameras were more compact than any previous roll-film cameras and helped to start a trend towards more pocketable cameras (ref.1) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 INCISED WHITE LETTERING ON DEXTER FRONT READING 'Ensignette', ON SINISTER FRONT READING 'No. --2', ON LOWER FRONT EDGE 'Made by Houghton's Ltd., London, Pat. info on upper side'/.2-.3 MFR'S NAME & OTHER INFO PRINTED ON FOIL & FILM BOX
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- .1 Body painted black enamel. Black bellows. Plated metal parts. 2-3 rose foil and orange, white, and blue cardboard. Black case. Brown carrying case
- Decoration
- N/A
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