LIMIT CAMERA
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LIMIT CAMERA

细节
LIMIT CAMERA
THORNTON-PICKARD MFG. CO. LTD., ALTRINCHAM; 4½ X 6CM., BLACK-PAINTED AND NICKEL METAL BODY, WITH LENS AND THREE SINGLE METAL SLIDES, IN A LEATHER CASE
出版
BRITISH JOURNAL PHOTOGRAPHIC ALMANAC 1913, PP. 725-726.
注意事项
VAT rate of 17.5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer’s premium

拍品专文

CONDITION: 4B
Cosmetic: Normal use and wear.
Mechanical: Apparently working.


THE LIMIT VEST POCKET CAMERA WAS THE SUBJECT OF BRITISH PATENT NUMBER 12607 OF 25 MAY 1911. THE PATENT WAS DESCENDED FROM PATENT NUMBER 26,186 THAT WAS CARRIED BY THE SNAPPA CAMERA BUT THE DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATION VERY CLOSELY RESEMBLE THE LIMIT. THE PATENT DESCRIBES A CAMERA IN WHICH THE LENS IS MOUNTED IN A SERIES OF CONCENTRIC TUBES AND FITTED WITH A ROLLER BLIND AND PLATE CARRIER. A MODIFIED FORM ALLOWED THE CAMERA TO BE OPERATED ONLY WHEN THE LENS WAS EXTENDED.