Witness camera no. 5033
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Witness camera no. 5033

Details
Witness camera no. 5033
Ilford Ltd/Peto Scott, England; chrome, with a Dallmeyer Anastigmat f/1.9 2 inch lens no. 388495, in maker's ever ready case; The Witness Camera Instruction Manual with tipped-in sheet correction sheet
Literature
Dave Todd, 'Ilford Witness' in Photographica World no. 57, pp. 21-23.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

According to Todd production is unlikely to have exceeded 350 cameras. The camera began to be marketed from Summer 1951 and retail sales began in late 1952. The instruction booklet includes a tipped-in sheet stating 'On front page and throughout text for "5cm. f2.9 Daron Lens" substitute "2 in. f1.9 Dallmeyer Super Six Lens" '.

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