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| − | The '''May Fair''' is a metal [[box camera]] made by [[Houghton and Ensign|Houghton Butcher]] in England. | + | {{Flickr_image |
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| + | |image_text=May Fair | ||
| + | |image_by= AWCam | ||
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| + | The '''May Fair''' is a metal [[box camera]] made by [[Houghton and Ensign|Houghton Butcher]] in England, c.1930 - principally as an advertising premium<ref>{{McKeown}} p.407</ref>. There was also a [[May Fair (folding)|folding May Fair]]. | ||
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| + | |image=http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3479/3755354440_62d5ae14f2_m.jpg | ||
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| + | |image_text=Frame finder extended | ||
| + | |image_by= AWCam | ||
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| + | It takes 6x9cm images on [[120 film]] and is equipped with two [[Viewfinder|Watson-type finder]]s and a pull-out wire [[Viewfinder#Frame_Finders|frame finder]]. Some sources list the camera as '''Ensign May Fair''' - or Mayfair - but the name Ensign does not appear on the camera except on the "This camera uses E.20 ENSIGN FILM obtainable everywhere" sticker inside. | ||
| − | The controls are limited to a | + | The controls are limited to a T/I selector for the shutter and two unlabelled apertures set by a slider on the top. The lens is [[fixed-focus]], but has an auxiliary lens for portraits which can be stored in a small compartment on the left side, near the front. The heavy body opens at the rear, and has a removable film spool carrier, which also holds the lens. |
| − | ===Links== | + | ==Notes== |
| − | * [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/ | + | <references /> |
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| + | ==Links== | ||
| + | *[http://redbellows.co.uk/CameraCollection/HoughtonButcher/MayFairPortraitBoxCamera_gen.htm May Fair Box page] at [http://redbellows.co.uk/index.htm Redbellows] | ||
| + | * [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=1204 May Fair] on Sylvain Halgand's [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/ Collection d'Appareils Photo Anciens] (in French) | ||
[[Category: 6x9 box]] | [[Category: 6x9 box]] | ||
[[Category: M]] | [[Category: M]] | ||
| + | [[Category:UK]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:57, 13 February 2022
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| May Fair image by AWCam (Image rights) |
The May Fair is a metal box camera made by Houghton Butcher in England, c.1930 - principally as an advertising premium[1]. There was also a folding May Fair.
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| Frame finder extended image by AWCam (Image rights) |
It takes 6x9cm images on 120 film and is equipped with two Watson-type finders and a pull-out wire frame finder. Some sources list the camera as Ensign May Fair - or Mayfair - but the name Ensign does not appear on the camera except on the "This camera uses E.20 ENSIGN FILM obtainable everywhere" sticker inside.
The controls are limited to a T/I selector for the shutter and two unlabelled apertures set by a slider on the top. The lens is fixed-focus, but has an auxiliary lens for portraits which can be stored in a small compartment on the left side, near the front. The heavy body opens at the rear, and has a removable film spool carrier, which also holds the lens.
Notes
Links
- May Fair Box page at Redbellows
- May Fair on Sylvain Halgand's Collection d'Appareils Photo Anciens (in French)
