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Houghton Box Ensign 2 1/4 B |
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Manufactured or assembled in United Kingdom from (Circa) 1930 to (After) 1930.
Index of rarity in France: Rare (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 1191
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Chronology of cameras Houghton
The Ensign box camera saga began around 1911/1912.
They were listed as "Ensign" in some catalogs, or, as in a Houghton catalog (circa 1911), "Box-Form Ensign."
The early Ensign box cameras were named based on their inch dimensions:
Box Ensign 2 1/4 A for negatives sized 2 1/4 x 2 1/4.
Box Ensign 2 1/4 B for negatives sized 3 1/4 x 2 1/4.
Box Ensign 2 1/2 for negatives sized 4 1/4 x 2 1/2.
Box Ensign 3 1/4 for negatives sized 3 1/4 x 4 1/4.
Box Ensign 3 1/2 for negatives sized 3 1/2 x 3 1/2.
They were available in different colors, primarily black, brown, or occasionally red.
Around 1923, they underwent a rejuvenation, all while retaining the same names:
Box Ensign 2 1/4 A for negatives sized 2 1/4 x 2 1/4.
Box Ensign 2 1/4 B for negatives sized 3 1/4 x 2 1/4.
Box Ensign 2 1/2 for negatives sized 4 1/4 x 2 1/2.
Traduction de Sylvain Halgand
This box with the characteristic to have the two finders which one usually sees on the boxes, but also a sporting framework finder.
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