Camera [Ensign Popular Reflex]

Object detail

Accession number

1966.52

Maker

Ensign Limited

Description

¼ plate magazine, tropical model, mahogany. Plates are manoeuvred by hand from front to back through leather bag.

The Ensign Popular Reflex Tropical camera was specifically designed for the warm, damp conditions of the tropics. It is made of mahogany which could withstand hot, humid climates.

Marks

PATENTS / 15548-08 27461-10 Inscribed
"ENSIGN POPULAR" / -REFLEX- / TROPICAL MODEL / BRITISH MADE / HOUGHTONS LTD LONDON Maker's Mark

Media/Materials

Organic/Vegetal/Wood/Mahogany
Processed Material/Glass
Processed Material/Metal/Alloy/Copper Alloy/Brass

Credit Line

Ensign Limited. Camera [Ensign Popular Reflex], 1966.52. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Camera Tools & Equipment for Communication Photographic T&E Camera Equipment

Production place

London Greater London England Great Britain British Isles Europe Great Britain United Kingdom

Collection type

Visual Technology Communications Technology

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