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| − | '''Soho Ltd.''' London was a British camera maker. It | + | '''Soho Ltd.''' London was a British camera maker from 1929 until 1947. It emerged from the division of [[APM]] (Amalgamated Photographic Manufacturers), a merger of seven British companies, including makers of both cameras and photographic media (plates, film and printing papers). [[APM]] divided into two parts; Soho included most of the camera-making operations, which were dominated by [[Kershaw]] of Leeds. Kershaw were the makers of the highly-successful Soho Reflex range of large-format [[SLR]] cameras from which the new company Soho Ltd took its name, though these cameras had been made (originally for sale by the Marion company, which also joined APM and so became part of Soho Ltd) since the early years of the 20th century (Kershaw patented the focal-plane shutter which is their basis in 1904). Soho Ltd are also known for [[Bakelite]] bodied folding cameras such as the [[Soho Pilot|Pilot]] and the [[Soho Cadet|Cadet]]. These are derived from the Rajar No. 6, a Bakelite-bodied strut-folding popular camera made by [[APM]] before its break-up. Rajar had been one of the seven companies that merged to form APM, and prior to the merger was concerned mostly with production of photographic media. However, in the division of the company in 1929, its operations remained with the camera-making fraction Soho Ltd. |
| + | Strangely, Soho Ltd became [[Kershaw-Soho]] when the Kershaw family sold the company to the Rank organisation in 1947. By this time, large-format SLR cameras were less popular. Kershaw-Soho produced one more Bakelite folder, the [[Kershaw Raven|Raven]], but under the Kershaw name, not Soho. | ||
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* Soho Precision (triple-extension view camera) | * Soho Precision (triple-extension view camera) | ||
* Soho Press Camera ([[Folding|folder]], c.1931-4) | * Soho Press Camera ([[Folding|folder]], c.1931-4) | ||
| − | * Soho Reflex (made for Marion & Co | + | * Soho Reflex (made for Marion & Co; [[Ross]], Beck and Fallowfield sold some models of these cameras under their own brand names) |
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*[http://home.kabelfoon.nl/~enduin/htm_pages/soho_cadet.htm Soho Cadet and company history] at Annie and Carl's [http://home.kabelfoon.nl/~enduin/index.htm] | *[http://home.kabelfoon.nl/~enduin/htm_pages/soho_cadet.htm Soho Cadet and company history] at Annie and Carl's [http://home.kabelfoon.nl/~enduin/index.htm] | ||
*[http://www.vintagephoto.tv/pilot.shtml The Soho Pilot] at Scott's Photographica Collection [http://www.vintagephoto.tv/] | *[http://www.vintagephoto.tv/pilot.shtml The Soho Pilot] at Scott's Photographica Collection [http://www.vintagephoto.tv/] | ||
| − | *[http://www.shutterbug.net/equipmentreviews/classic_historical/0305classic/ Soho Reflex] at www.shutterbug.net [http://www.shutterbug.net] | + | * [http://www.cameraeccentric.com/html/info/soho_1.html Soho Ltd brochure for the Soho Reflex range] at [http://www.cameraeccentric.com/index.html Camera Eccentric] |
| + | *[http://www.shutterbug.net/equipmentreviews/classic_historical/0305classic/ Soho Reflex] at www.shutterbug.net [http://www.shutterbug.net] | ||
[[Category:Camera makers]] | [[Category:Camera makers]] | ||
[[Category: S]] | [[Category: S]] | ||
[[Category: Kershaw-Soho|*]] | [[Category: Kershaw-Soho|*]] | ||
Revision as of 05:04, 18 March 2011
Soho Ltd. London was a British camera maker from 1929 until 1947. It emerged from the division of APM (Amalgamated Photographic Manufacturers), a merger of seven British companies, including makers of both cameras and photographic media (plates, film and printing papers). APM divided into two parts; Soho included most of the camera-making operations, which were dominated by Kershaw of Leeds. Kershaw were the makers of the highly-successful Soho Reflex range of large-format SLR cameras from which the new company Soho Ltd took its name, though these cameras had been made (originally for sale by the Marion company, which also joined APM and so became part of Soho Ltd) since the early years of the 20th century (Kershaw patented the focal-plane shutter which is their basis in 1904). Soho Ltd are also known for Bakelite bodied folding cameras such as the Pilot and the Cadet. These are derived from the Rajar No. 6, a Bakelite-bodied strut-folding popular camera made by APM before its break-up. Rajar had been one of the seven companies that merged to form APM, and prior to the merger was concerned mostly with production of photographic media. However, in the division of the company in 1929, its operations remained with the camera-making fraction Soho Ltd. Strangely, Soho Ltd became Kershaw-Soho when the Kershaw family sold the company to the Rank organisation in 1947. By this time, large-format SLR cameras were less popular. Kershaw-Soho produced one more Bakelite folder, the Raven, but under the Kershaw name, not Soho.
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cameras
- Soho Focal-Plane Hand Camera
- Soho Precision (triple-extension view camera)
- Soho Press Camera (folder, c.1931-4)
- Soho Reflex (made for Marion & Co; Ross, Beck and Fallowfield sold some models of these cameras under their own brand names)
| British companies | ||
| 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 |
120 film cameras
- Soho Altrex (folder, c.1932)
- Soho Cadet (bakelite folder, 1930)
- Soho Model B (bakelite strut folder, 1935?)
- Soho Myna All Distance/SK12 (folder, 1929?)
- Soho Pilot (bakelite folder)
127 film cameras
- Soho Vest Pocket (strut folder, c.1930)
Links
- Soho Cadet and company history at Annie and Carl's [1]
- The Soho Pilot at Scott's Photographica Collection [2]
- Soho Ltd brochure for the Soho Reflex range at Camera Eccentric
- Soho Reflex at www.shutterbug.net [3]
