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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''' 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.
  
===cameras===
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==Cameras==
====folding (120)====
 
 
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|image_text= Coronet Rex (folder)
 
|image_text= Coronet Rex (folder)
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*Coronet
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*Coronet Rapide
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===Folding ===
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*[[Coronet (folding 120)|Coronet]]
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*[[Coronet Rapide]]
 
*Coronet Clipper
 
*Coronet Clipper
 
*[[Coronet Rex]] (folding)
 
*[[Coronet Rex]] (folding)
====box (120)====
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|image_text= Coronet Consul<br><small>similar to the Captain and the [[Conway]] range</small>
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|image_text= ad (1937)
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===Box===
 
*  Ajax
 
*  Ajax
* Ambassador
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*[[Coronet Ambassador|Ambassador]]
 
*[[Coronet 020|020]]
 
*[[Coronet 020|020]]
 
*[[Coronet B20|B20]]
 
*[[Coronet B20|B20]]
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*  Consul
 
*  Consul
 
*  Crown
 
*  Crown
D20 box
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[[Coronet D-20|D-20]] ([[pseudo TLR]])
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*  Diadem Box Camera
 
*  Diadem box no.2
 
*  Diadem box no.2
*  Eclair Lux (Fr)
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[[Eclair Lux]] (Fr)
 
*  Every Distance 16
 
*  Every Distance 16
*  F-20 Coro-Flash ([[pseudo TLR]])
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[[Coronet F-20 Coro-Flash|F-20 Coro-Flash]] ([[pseudo TLR]])
*  Fildia (Fr)
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[[Fildia]] (Fr)
 
*  Gratispool
 
*  Gratispool
 
*  Le Polo (Fr)
 
*  Le Polo (Fr)
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*  Super Flash
 
*  Super Flash
 
*  Toni-Box
 
*  Toni-Box
*  [[Coronet Twelve-20|Twelve-20]] (pseudo TLR)
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*  [[Coronet Twelve-20|Twelve-20]] ([[pseudo TLR]])
*  Varsity
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[[Varsity]]
 
*  Xcel
 
*  Xcel
  
====stereo====
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===Stereo===
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* [[Coronet 3-D]]
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===Plastic/[[bakelite]]===
 
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|image_text= Coronet 3-D<br><small>binocular viewfinder model</small>
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|image_text= Coronet Cub
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* Coronet 3-D
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* [[Coronet 4-4]]
 
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* [[Coronet 4-4|Coronet 4-4 Mark II]]
====plastic/[[bakelite]]====
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* [[Coronet 6-6]]
*   Coronet 44
 
Coronet 4-4 Mark II
 
*   Coronet 6-6
 
 
* [[Coronet Cadet]]
 
* [[Coronet Cadet]]
*   Coronet Commander
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* [[Coronet Commander]]
 
*  Coronet Coromatic
 
*  Coronet Coromatic
 
* [[Coronet Cub|Coronet Cub, Cub Flash]]
 
* [[Coronet Cub|Coronet Cub, Cub Flash]]
 
*  Coronet Dynamic 12
 
*  Coronet Dynamic 12
*   Coronet Flashmaster
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* [[Coronet Flashmaster]]
 
* [[Coronet Popular 12]]
 
* [[Coronet Popular 12]]
 
* [[Coronet Rapier]]
 
* [[Coronet Rapier]]
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* [[Coronet Rapier|Rex (plastic viewfinder camera)]]
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* [[Coronet Rex Flash 6-6 Flashmaster]]
 
* [[Coronet Victor]]
 
* [[Coronet Victor]]
 
* [[Coronet Viscount|Viscount]]
 
* [[Coronet Viscount|Viscount]]
*  Coronet Vogue (3&times;5)
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[[Coronet Vogue]] (3&times;5)
  
====[[126 film]]====
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===[[126 film]]===
* Coromatic 50
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*[[Coronet Coromatic 50|Coromatic 50]]
  
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===Subminiature===
 
*Coronet Cameo
 
*Coronet Cameo
*Coronet Midget (mini box)
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{{British companies}}
 
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[[Category:France]]
 
[[Category:France]]
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==Links==
 
==Links==
* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/listeC_imagettes.php#coronet Coronet cameras] on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] by Sylvain Halgand
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* [https://andrysstienstra.nl/kamerasamling/merk.php?merk=Coronet&t= Coronet] in [https://andrysstienstra.nl/kamerasamling/index.php?t=e Andrys Stienstra's camera collection]
* [http://photo.even.free.fr/col_app_coronet.php Coronet page] at [http://photo.even.free.fr/ Collection G. Even's site]
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* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/listeC_imagettes.php#coronet Coronet cameras] on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] by Sylvain Halgand (in French)
* [http://fotografika.andrysstienstra.nl/kamera.php?ID=113&t=e Coronet Cadet] in [http://fotografika.andrysstienstra.nl/index.php?t=e Andrys Stienstra's camera collection]
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* [http://www.collectiongeven.com/piwigo/index.php?/category/553 Coronet page] at [http://www.collectiongeven.com/piwigo/ Collection G. Even's site] (in French)
* [http://www.madeinbirmingham.org/coronet.htm Coronet on MadeInBirmingham.org]
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* [http://picturenoise.blogspot.nl/2008/11/coronet-twelve-20.html A collection of pictures taken with a Coronet Twelve-20]
* [http://www.picturenoise.com/coronet.html/ A collection of pictures taken with a Coronet Twelve-20]
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* [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/coronet/coronet.htm Coronet folding camera instruction manual in PDF format] from [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/ OrphanCameras.com website.]
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* [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/coronet/coronet_4x4/coronet_4x4.htm Coronet 4X4 instruction manuals in PDF format] from [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/ OrphanCameras.com website.]
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* [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/coronet/coronet_midget/coronet_midget.htm Coronet Midget instruction manual in PDF format] from [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/ OrphanCameras.com website.]
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* [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/coronet/coronet_cub/coronet_cub.htm Coronet CLUB instruction manuals in PDF format] from [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/ OrphanCameras.com website.]
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* [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/diadem/diadem_box_camera/diadem_box.htm DIADEM Box Camera instruction manual (Coronet) in PDF format] from [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/ OrphanCameras.com website.]

Latest revision as of 06:02, 22 February 2023


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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