General Information

Serial #

P45X

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CAMERA BODY, PARTS/ GLASS OPTICS/ LEATHER? BELLOWS/ SOFT LEATHER COVER WITH METAL END PIECES/ HARD LEATHER CASE & STRAP/ SYNTHETIC LAMP

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

10.3 cm

Width

6.9 cm

Height

3.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still cameras

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Houghton Butcher

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

London

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

MID 1930S +

Canada

Unknown

Function

DEVICE TO RECORD STILL IMAGES IN TWO-DIMENSIONAL FORMAT. THIS EXAMPLE IS FOLDING BELLOWS, STRUT TYPE MINIATURE OR "SPY CAMERA USING ENSIGN "LUKOS" FILM (E.10 SIZE) PRODUCING 6 - 2 1/4 X 1 INCH EXPOSURES.

Technical

"MIDGET" CAMERA MET MARKET DEMAND FOR SMALL FORMAT OR MINIATURE CAMERAS. WELL MADE & WITH GOOD FLEXIBILITY FORITS SIZE, MIDGET WAS PRODUCED BY SAME COMPANY (HOUGHTON'S) WHICH MARKETED "TICKA" POCKET WATCH CAMERS BEFORE WWI.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE ON FRONT READS IN METALLIC LETTERING "ENSIGN MIDGET" WITH BLACK & RED SCALE NUMBERS/ INCISED LETTERING INSIDE BACK COVER READS "MADE IN ENGLAND/ BY THE/ HOUGHTON-BUTCHER/ MFG. Co Ltd LONDON, E 17."/ PENCILLED "P45X" ALSO INSIDE BACK COVER/ INTERIOR LABEL READS "This Camera/ takes Ensign/ LUKOS film/ E.10 size/ WHITE LETTERING ON LENS READS ""ENSAR" ANASTIGMAT LENS"/ RAISED "Ensign" [IN SCRIPT] ON HARD CASE

Missing

COMPLETE - SHUTTER RELEASE IS SEIZED BUT ALL OTHER CONTROLS WORK. SOME CHIPPING OF PAINT FROM BACK OF BELLOWS.

Finish

BLACK WRINKLE FINISH ON CAMERA BODY/ PLATED & BLACK PAINTED PARTS/ RED LAMP/ BLACK COVER/ BLACK CASE & STRAP

Decoration

ANGULAR BLACK & PLATED PLATE ON FRONT CONTAINING SCALES