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− | The '''Box Ensign | + | The '''Box Ensign 2¼B''' was made for [[120 film]] (Ensign 2¼B film) by [[Houghton and Ensign|Houghton-Butcher]] in the UK around 1930. It has a simple rotary I/T shutter. There seem to have been at least two models, one with a [[meniscus lens]], another with a [[Rapid Rectilinear]] lens, with a choice of three (unlabelled) apertures selected by a slider above the shutter release. |
There are two [[Viewfinder#Waist_level_finders|Watson-type finders]] and a wire [[Viewfinder#Frame_Finders|frame finder]] which folds down over the front. | There are two [[Viewfinder#Waist_level_finders|Watson-type finders]] and a wire [[Viewfinder#Frame_Finders|frame finder]] which folds down over the front. |
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Ensign Box 2¼B photo by AWCam, all rights reserved |
The Box Ensign 2¼B was made for 120 film (Ensign 2¼B film) by Houghton-Butcher in the UK around 1930. It has a simple rotary I/T shutter. There seem to have been at least two models, one with a meniscus lens, another with a Rapid Rectilinear lens, with a choice of three (unlabelled) apertures selected by a slider above the shutter release.
There are two Watson-type finders and a wire frame finder which folds down over the front.
It was available in black, or a leather-grain effect brown.