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| − | '''Houghton-Butcher''' Manufacturing Co. Ltd. was the manufacturer of the camera brand '''Ensign'''. It was based London. It derived from the merger of the old optical company [[Houghton]] with W. Butcher and Sons Ltd. in the year 1915. In 1939 it introduced the [[Ensign Ful-Vue]] box camera, one of the most popular cameras of its time in the UK. In 1945 the company should be liquidated, but with film maker Elliot and Sons Ltd. (film brand "Barnet") as new partner it survived for a while as '''Barnet Ensign Ltd.''' . In 1948 [[Ross]] and Barnet Ensign were merged to [[Barnet Ensign Ross]] (later [[Ross-Ensign]]). | + | '''Houghton-Butcher''' Manufacturing Co. Ltd. was the manufacturer of the camera brand '''[[Ensign]]'''. It was based London. It derived from the merger of the old optical company [[Houghton]] with W. Butcher and Sons Ltd. in the year 1915. In 1939 it introduced the [[Ensign Ful-Vue]] box camera, one of the most popular cameras of its time in the UK. In 1945 the company should be liquidated, but with film maker Elliot and Sons Ltd. (film brand "Barnet") as new partner it survived for a while as '''Barnet Ensign Ltd.''' . In 1948 [[Ross]] and Barnet Ensign were merged to [[Barnet Ensign Ross]] (later [[Ross-Ensign]]). |
| − | There was a vast range of Ensign cameras | + | There was a vast range of Ensign cameras, see [[Ensign|Ensign (brand)]]. |
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Revision as of 19:18, 22 April 2008
Houghton-Butcher Manufacturing Co. Ltd. was the manufacturer of the camera brand Ensign. It was based London. It derived from the merger of the old optical company Houghton with W. Butcher and Sons Ltd. in the year 1915. In 1939 it introduced the Ensign Ful-Vue box camera, one of the most popular cameras of its time in the UK. In 1945 the company should be liquidated, but with film maker Elliot and Sons Ltd. (film brand "Barnet") as new partner it survived for a while as Barnet Ensign Ltd. . In 1948 Ross and Barnet Ensign were merged to Barnet Ensign Ross (later Ross-Ensign).
There was a vast range of Ensign cameras, see Ensign (brand).
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| Adams & Co. | Agilux | Aldis | APeM | Aptus | Artima | Barnet Ensign | Beard | Beck | Benetfink | Billcliff | Boots | British Ferrotype | Butcher | Chapman | Cooke | Corfield | Coronet | Dallmeyer | Dekko | De Vere | Dixons | Dollond | Elliott | Gandolfi | Gnome | Griffiths | G. Hare | Houghtons | Houghton-Butcher | Hunter | Ilford | Jackson | Johnson | Kentmere | Kershaw-Soho | Kodak Ltd. | Lancaster | Lejeune and Perken | Lizars | London & Paris Optic & Clock Company | Marion | Marlow | Meagher | MPP | Neville | Newman & Guardia | Pearson and Denham | Perken, Son and Company | Perken, Son & Rayment | Photopia | Purma | Reid & Sigrist | Reynolds and Branson | Ross | Ross Ensign | Sanderson | Sands & Hunter | Shackman | Shew | Soho | Standard Cameras Ltd | Taylor-Hobson | Thornton-Pickard | Underwood | United | Watkins | Watson | Wynne's Infallible | Wray |
Links
- Ensign history at ensign.demon
- Ensign history and folding cameras at ozcamera [1]
- an Ensign Selfix at Mario Groleau's [2]
- Ensign Handbook of Photography at www.butkus.org [3]
- Cameras at www.collection-appareils.com [4]
- Ensign E29 camera at The Old Album [5]
- Ensign Multex on Ensign Camera site
- Ensign Commando on Ensign Camera site
