Camera - W. Butcher & Sons Ltd., 'Butcher's No 6 Watch Pocket Carbine' Camera, London, U.K., circa 1930
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
circa 1930
Butcher's No 6 Watch Pocket Carbine camera manufactured by W. Butcher and Sons Ltd, London, post 1929. It has an oxidised brass body (serial no. 77302) and view finder attached to sliding leather bellows. The lens is an Aldis Uno Anastigmat f4.5 (serial no. 701584, patent no. 258646) with an early model Compur shutter, The camera was designed to take photographs on 2 1/4 B carbine film, 57mm. x 81mm. format, the equivalent tom120 film.
The English agents for this camera were Peeling & Van Neck Ltd. (pre 1931). See British Journal Photographic Almanac, 1931, p.591. Black metal folding camera with red leather sliding bellows.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- 80 mm (Width), 165 mm (Depth), 140 mm (Height)
Technical characteristics
- Brand recorded
- Butcher, Aldis
- Maker recorded
- Optical Department, J.W. Butcher (England, Great Britain)
- Model recorded
- Watch Pocket Carbine
Design
- Inscription
- Compur shutter marked "Fr. Deckel, Munchen". English agents Peeling & Van Neck Ltd. (pre 1931). See british journal photographic almanac, 1931, p.591.
Identification
- Candidate id
- mv-407003
- Museum object number
- ST 25850
- 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.
Research required
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