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| − | '''E Elliott Ltd.''' was a plastic moulding firm based in | + | '''E Elliott Ltd.''' was a plastic moulding firm based in Birmingham, England, founded by Edwin Elliot in 1910<ref>{{McKeown}} 12th ed. p.262 says 1936, but [http://www.gbcameras.org.uk/VP%20Twin/Company%20History.htm David Gardner] dates it back to 1910</ref>. The "L-Yacht" logo was trademarked (as no.477,037) on 25th January 1927<ref>The Trade Mark Journal, No 2652, May 4th 1927, p815</ref>, registered to the company address 17-18 Warstone Lane, Birmingham. |
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| + | They made cameras from the 1930s to the 1950s, together with the British Optical Lens Co. - also owned by Edwin Elliott, and founded at the same time as Elliott's<ref>c.1910 according to [http://www.gbcameras.org.uk/VP%20Twin/Company%20History.htm David Gardner's GB Cameras]</ref>. The company lasted until the 1980s. Elliot's also made plastic parts for the neighbouring [[Coronet|Coronet Camera Co.]], and in turn, bought shutters from Coronet for the [[V. P. Twin]] camera. | ||
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| + | * [http://www.gbcameras.org.uk/VP%20Twin/Company%20History.htm Company History] at [http://www.gbcameras.org.uk/ GB Cameras] by David Gardner | ||
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E Elliott Ltd. was a plastic moulding firm based in Birmingham, England, founded by Edwin Elliot in 1910[1]. The "L-Yacht" logo was trademarked (as no.477,037) on 25th January 1927[2], registered to the company address 17-18 Warstone Lane, Birmingham.
They made cameras from the 1930s to the 1950s, together with the British Optical Lens Co. - also owned by Edwin Elliott, and founded at the same time as Elliott's[3]. The company lasted until the 1980s. Elliot's also made plastic parts for the neighbouring Coronet Camera Co., and in turn, bought shutters from Coronet for the V. P. Twin camera.
- ↑ McKeown 12th ed. p.262 says 1936, but David Gardner dates it back to 1910
- ↑ The Trade Mark Journal, No 2652, May 4th 1927, p815
- ↑ c.1910 according to David Gardner's GB Cameras
Links
- Company History at GB Cameras by David Gardner
