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'''Benetfink & Co. Ltd.''' was an optical company based at 107-108 Cheapside, London EC<ref>[http://londonfilm.bbk.ac.uk/view/business/?id=89 Benetfink on the London Project]</ref>. They had made optical lanterns and slides since c.1845, as Benetfink & Jones, in 1852 as Benetfink & Co., in 1862 as Benetfink & Fox<ref>[http://www.luikerwaal.com/newframe_uk.htm?/fabrikanten_ac_uk.htm Henc R A De Roo's Magic Lantern pages]</ref>, and at the end of that century (again as Benetfink & Co) made several box-form cameras, usually with a [[Film_advance#Falling_Plate|falling plate]] structure<ref>{{McKeown}} 12th ed, p.126</ref>. | '''Benetfink & Co. Ltd.''' was an optical company based at 107-108 Cheapside, London EC<ref>[http://londonfilm.bbk.ac.uk/view/business/?id=89 Benetfink on the London Project]</ref>. They had made optical lanterns and slides since c.1845, as Benetfink & Jones, in 1852 as Benetfink & Co., in 1862 as Benetfink & Fox<ref>[http://www.luikerwaal.com/newframe_uk.htm?/fabrikanten_ac_uk.htm Henc R A De Roo's Magic Lantern pages]</ref>, and at the end of that century (again as Benetfink & Co) made several box-form cameras, usually with a [[Film_advance#Falling_Plate|falling plate]] structure<ref>{{McKeown}} 12th ed, p.126</ref>. | ||
In the early 1900s the company was bought out by A.W. Gamage, the department store company. | In the early 1900s the company was bought out by A.W. Gamage, the department store company. | ||
===Cameras=== | ===Cameras=== | ||
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| + | |image_text= Benetfink Lightning N° 1 | ||
| + | |image_by= Jacques Bratieres | ||
| + | |image_rights= with permission | ||
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* Lightning Detective Camera, c1895 | * Lightning Detective Camera, c1895 | ||
* Lightning Hand Camera, c.1903 | * Lightning Hand Camera, c.1903 | ||
* Speedy Detective Camera | * Speedy Detective Camera | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category: Camera makers]] | [[Category: Camera makers]] | ||
Latest revision as of 04:46, 21 June 2023
Benetfink & Co. Ltd. was an optical company based at 107-108 Cheapside, London EC[1]. They had made optical lanterns and slides since c.1845, as Benetfink & Jones, in 1852 as Benetfink & Co., in 1862 as Benetfink & Fox[2], and at the end of that century (again as Benetfink & Co) made several box-form cameras, usually with a falling plate structure[3].
In the early 1900s the company was bought out by A.W. Gamage, the department store company.
Cameras
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| Benetfink Lightning N° 1 image by Jacques Bratieres (Image rights) |
- Lightning Detective Camera, c1895
- Lightning Hand Camera, c.1903
- Speedy Detective Camera
Sources
- ↑ Benetfink on the London Project
- ↑ Henc R A De Roo's Magic Lantern pages
- ↑ McKeown 12th ed, p.126
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