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The only known example with the Artic engraving. The Artic Fuse and Electrical Manufacturing Co. Ltd. was a contemporary of the Coronet Camera Company and was finally dissolved in 1982.
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Midget cameras
Coronet Camera Co., Birmingham; 16mm., comprising tow black bakelite cameras, each with frameless viewfinder and round winding key, one with metal front panel engraved CORONET MIDGET ARTIC FUSE & ELECTRICAL MFG. CO. LTD. (2)
Coronet Camera Co., Birmingham; 16mm., comprising tow black bakelite cameras, each with frameless viewfinder and round winding key, one with metal front panel engraved CORONET MIDGET ARTIC FUSE & ELECTRICAL MFG. CO. LTD. (2)
Literature
Channing & Dunn (1996), British Camera Makers, pp. 36-37.
n Martin & Anitia Russell, 'The Ubiquitous Coronet Midgets' in Photographica World, no. 52 March 1990, pp. 12-13.
n Martin & Anitia Russell, 'The Ubiquitous Coronet Midgets' in Photographica World, no. 52 March 1990, pp. 12-13.
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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.
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