Camera [Ensignette No.2]
Maker and role
Houghtons Limited, Manufacturer
Production date
Circa 1920
Object detail
Accession number
1965.349
Maker
Description
Camera - No.2 Ensignette Deluxe, patent No.28464. Brass case, black finish. Lens 3.2 inch, shutter 1/25 - 1/100 B.T.
Brief History
This Ensignette No. 2 was launched in 1912 and produced until 1927, a development from the No. 1 launched in 1909 and designed by Swedish engineer, Magnus Neill. The No. 2 was larger and took larger 3 x 2 inch photographs. Around 1920 the material for body of the camera was changed from brass to aluminium.
Media/Materials
Credit Line
Houghtons Limited. Circa 1920. Camera [Ensignette No.2], 1965.349. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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