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| − | '''W. Butcher and Sons Ltd.''' was a British camera maker. Butcher | + | '''W. Butcher and Sons Ltd.''' was a British camera maker, formed as a pharmacy business by William Butcher in Blackheath in 1860. Photographic items were manufactured from c.1894 by sons of William, W.E. & F.E. Butcher. |
| + | The name "Primus" seems to belong to this early company. | ||
| − | * [[Little Nipper]]; (a rebadged [[Gnom]] | + | A headquarters at Camera House, Farringdon Avenue, London EC has been set up by February 1902. |
| + | Whilst manufacturing some of their own stock, much came by other makers, such as [[Richard Hüttig| Hüttig]] and [[Ica]] in Germany. | ||
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| + | In 1914, war prevented Butcher's German imports, and they joined forces with [[Houghton]] in 1915 to form the [[Houghton-Butcher| Houghton-Butcher Manufacturing Co. Ltd]]. The two companies continued to sell their own brands until their fully merging on 1 January 1926 to form Houghton Butcher (Great Britain) Ltd. and the Holborn-based Ensign Ltd<ref>[http://www.rsc.org/delivery/_ArticleLinking/DisplayArticleForFree.cfm?doi=JR9360000539&JournalCode=JR Obituary of W.E. Butcher, 1936] (scroll down two pages to P.541)</ref>. | ||
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| + | === Butcher's Cameras === | ||
| + | * [[Little Nipper]]; (a rebadged [[Gnom]] {1901}; [[Aviso]], {1907}); the Japanese [[Cherry]] is based on these. | ||
* [[Midg]] | * [[Midg]] | ||
| − | * | + | * Butcher's National Field Camera |
| − | * | + | * Butcher's Watch Pocket Carbine |
| + | ** No. 1, 2, 3, 4 and Popular models | ||
| + | * Butcher's Quarter Plate Cameo (c.1910) | ||
| + | * Butcher's Royal Mail Stamp Camera | ||
| − | ===Links=== | + | ===Links & Sources=== |
* [http://licm.org.uk/livingImage/Cameo.html Butcher's Cameo] on the Living Image | * [http://licm.org.uk/livingImage/Cameo.html Butcher's Cameo] on the Living Image | ||
| + | * [http://www.antiquewoodcameras.com/roy-mail.htm Butcher's Royal Mail Stamp Camera] on Rob Niederman's [http://www.antiquewoodcameras.com/ Antique & 19th Century Cameras site] | ||
| + | <references /> | ||
[[Category: Camera makers]] | [[Category: Camera makers]] | ||
[[Category: UK]] | [[Category: UK]] | ||
Revision as of 14:40, 2 June 2008
W. Butcher and Sons Ltd. was a British camera maker, formed as a pharmacy business by William Butcher in Blackheath in 1860. Photographic items were manufactured from c.1894 by sons of William, W.E. & F.E. Butcher. The name "Primus" seems to belong to this early company.
A headquarters at Camera House, Farringdon Avenue, London EC has been set up by February 1902. Whilst manufacturing some of their own stock, much came by other makers, such as Hüttig and Ica in Germany.
In 1914, war prevented Butcher's German imports, and they joined forces with Houghton in 1915 to form the Houghton-Butcher Manufacturing Co. Ltd. The two companies continued to sell their own brands until their fully merging on 1 January 1926 to form Houghton Butcher (Great Britain) Ltd. and the Holborn-based Ensign Ltd[1].
Butcher's Cameras
- Little Nipper; (a rebadged Gnom {1901}; Aviso, {1907}); the Japanese Cherry is based on these.
- Midg
- Butcher's National Field Camera
- Butcher's Watch Pocket Carbine
- No. 1, 2, 3, 4 and Popular models
- Butcher's Quarter Plate Cameo (c.1910)
- Butcher's Royal Mail Stamp Camera
Links & Sources
- Butcher's Cameo on the Living Image
- Butcher's Royal Mail Stamp Camera on Rob Niederman's Antique & 19th Century Cameras site
- ↑ Obituary of W.E. Butcher, 1936 (scroll down two pages to P.541)
