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| + | '''Coronet''' was a British camera maker based in Birmingham. The company was formed in 1926 by F.W.Pettifer. It manufactured a variety of cheap box and folding cameras until 1967. After the war it worked together with the French company [[Tiranty]] to avoid French import restrictions. Several Coronet camera models were made in France, some with [[Boyer]] lenses, and some with instruction imprints in French. Coronet also had their own brands of film, including Corochrome. | ||
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*[[Coronet (folding 120)|Coronet]] | *[[Coronet (folding 120)|Coronet]] | ||
*[[Coronet Rapide (Tiranty)|Coronet Rapide]] | *[[Coronet Rapide (Tiranty)|Coronet Rapide]] | ||
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*[[Coronet Rex]] (folding) | *[[Coronet Rex]] (folding) | ||
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* Ajax | * Ajax | ||
* Ambassador | * Ambassador | ||
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* Consul | * Consul | ||
* Crown | * Crown | ||
| + | * [[Coronet D-20|D-20]] ([[pseudo TLR]]) | ||
| + | * Diadem box no.2 | ||
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* [[Eclair Lux]] (Fr) | * [[Eclair Lux]] (Fr) | ||
* Every Distance 16 | * Every Distance 16 | ||
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* Xcel | * Xcel | ||
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| + | * [[Coronet 3-D]] | ||
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* [[Coronet 6-6]] | * [[Coronet 6-6]] | ||
* [[Coronet Cadet]] | * [[Coronet Cadet]] | ||
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* [[Coronet Vogue]] (3×5) | * [[Coronet Vogue]] (3×5) | ||
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* Coromatic 50 | * Coromatic 50 | ||
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*Coronet Cameo | *Coronet Cameo | ||
*Coronet Midget (mini box) | *Coronet Midget (mini box) | ||
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Coronet was a British camera maker based in Birmingham. The company was formed in 1926 by F.W.Pettifer. It manufactured a variety of cheap box and folding cameras until 1967. After the war it worked together with the French company Tiranty to avoid French import restrictions. Several Coronet camera models were made in France, some with Boyer lenses, and some with instruction imprints in French. Coronet also had their own brands of film, including Corochrome.
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Cameras
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| Coronet Rex (folder) image by tigerweet (Image rights) |
Folding
- Coronet
- Coronet Rapide
- Coronet Clipper
- Coronet Rex (folding)
Box
- Ajax
- Ambassador
- 020
- B20
- Captain
- Consul
- Crown
- D-20 (pseudo TLR)
- Diadem box no.2
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| Coronet Consul similar to the Captain and the Conway range image by John Kratz (Image rights) |
- Eclair Lux (Fr)
- Every Distance 16
- F-20 Coro-Flash (pseudo TLR)
- Fildia (Fr)
- Gratispool
- Le Polo (Fr)
- Portrait
- Portrait Granville
- Rex (box)
- Rex Flash
- Super Flash
- Toni-Box
- Twelve-20 (pseudo TLR)
- Varsity
- Xcel
Stereo
Plastic/bakelite
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| Coronet Cub image by Stephen Dowle (Image rights) |
- Coronet 4-4
- Coronet 4-4 Mark II
- Coronet 6-6
- Coronet Cadet
- Coronet Commander
- Coronet Coromatic
- Coronet Cub, Cub Flash
- Coronet Dynamic 12
- Coronet Flashmaster
- Coronet Popular 12
- Coronet Rapier
- Rex (plastic viewfinder camera)
- Coronet Victor
- Viscount
- Coronet Vogue (3×5)
126 film
- Coromatic 50
Subminiature
- Coronet Cameo
- Coronet Midget (mini box)
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