Camera - George Houghton & Sons Ltd, 'Ensign Simplex Auto', England, circa 1905
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
circa 1905
Ensign Simplex Auto folding plate camera manufactured by George Houghton & Sons Ltd., England, circa 1905. The British company Houghton or Houghtons and its successors Houghton-Butcher, Barnet Ensign, Barnet Ensign Ross and Ross-Ensign had its origins in 1834 when George Houghton joined Antoine Claudet to manage a glass warehouse in London, under the name Claudet & Houghton. By 1910, the company under the name, George Houghton & Sons, had become the largest camera manufacturing company in Britain.
Folding camera consisting of a black leather-covered wooden body and black leather bellows. The front of the camera forms a sliding bed for the lens plate when open.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- 125 mm (Width), 185 mm (Depth), 315 mm (Height)
Technical characteristics
- Brand recorded
- Ensign
- Maker recorded
- George Houghton & Sons Ltd
- Model recorded
- Ensign Simplex Auto
Identification
- Candidate id
- mv-379324
- Museum object number
- ST 32698
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
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