Camera [Thornton Pickard Junior Special Reflex]

Object detail

Accession number

1966.390

Maker

Thornton-Pickard Manufacturing Company Ltd

Description

"Junior Special" single lens reflex camera, for plates or roll film. Black leather case approximately 7" square. Lens - Taylor Hobson Cooke Anastigmat No.129575. Also neck support strap and 7 accessories; plate holders, etc.

Brief History

Thornton-Pickard was based in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, and manufactured cameras and camera shutters. Many un-branded wooden cameras have been mis-identified as Thornton-Pickards because one of the company's shutters was fitted.

Marks

Junior TP Special Maker's Mark
THORNTON PICKARD / MADE IN ENGLAND Maker's Mark

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Leather
Processed Material/Metal

Credit Line

Thornton-Pickard Manufacturing Company Ltd. Circa 1920. Camera [Thornton Pickard Junior Special Reflex], 1966.390. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

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

Production place

England Great Britain British Isles Europe Great Britain United Kingdom

Collection type

Visual Technology Communications Technology

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Automotive radiator part Rectangle Material property Gadget Gas Audio equipment Output device Composite material Multimedia Wood

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