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'''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, which pioneered the use of Bakelite. 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. | '''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, which pioneered the use of Bakelite. 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]]. | 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]]. | ||
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|image_text= [[Soho Model B|Model B]] Bakelite-bodied folder for 120 film | |image_text= [[Soho Model B|Model B]] Bakelite-bodied folder for 120 film | ||
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|image_text= Soho Reflex (lens and board are not origiinal) | |image_text= Soho Reflex (lens and board are not origiinal) | ||
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===Cameras=== | ===Cameras=== | ||
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====Large cameras==== | ====Large cameras==== | ||
* Soho Focal-Plane Hand Camera | * Soho Focal-Plane Hand Camera | ||
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====120 film cameras==== | ====120 film cameras==== | ||
| − | * Soho Altrex ([[Folding|folder]], | + | * Soho Altrex ([[Folding|folder]], 1929; an APeM model<ref>Example seen with APeM triangular-plate badge on front, and with APeM box</ref>) |
* [[Soho Cadet]] ([[bakelite]] [[folding | folder]], 1930) | * [[Soho Cadet]] ([[bakelite]] [[folding | folder]], 1930) | ||
* [[Soho Model B]] ([[bakelite]] strut [[folding | folder]], 1935?) | * [[Soho Model B]] ([[bakelite]] strut [[folding | folder]], 1935?) | ||
* [[Soho Myna]] All Distance/SK12 ([[folding |folder]], 1929?) | * [[Soho Myna]] All Distance/SK12 ([[folding |folder]], 1929?) | ||
| + | * [[Ranelagh]] (folder, similar to All Distance Myna) | ||
* [[Soho Pilot]] ([[bakelite]] [[folding | folder]]) | * [[Soho Pilot]] ([[bakelite]] [[folding | folder]]) | ||
====127 film cameras==== | ====127 film cameras==== | ||
* Soho Vest Pocket (strut [[folding |folder]], c.1930) | * Soho Vest Pocket (strut [[folding |folder]], c.1930) | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
| − | *[http://www.vintagephoto.tv/pilot.shtml The Soho Pilot] at | + | *[http://www.vintagephoto.tv/pilot.shtml The Soho Pilot] at [http://www.vintagephoto.tv/ Scott's Photographica Collection] |
| − | *[ | + | *[https://www.cameraeccentric.com/static/img/pdfs/soho_1.pdf Soho Ltd brochure for the Soho Reflex range] at [http://www.cameraeccentric.com/ Camera Eccentric] |
| − | *[http://www.shutterbug. | + | *[http://www.shutterbug.com/content/soho-reflexbran-slr-swings-and-tilts Soho Reflex] at [http://www.shutterbug.com Shutterbug.com] |
[[Category:Camera makers]] | [[Category:Camera makers]] | ||
[[Category: S]] | [[Category: S]] | ||
[[Category: Kershaw-Soho|*]] | [[Category: Kershaw-Soho|*]] | ||
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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, which pioneered the use of Bakelite. 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.
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Cameras
| 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 |
Some models may also be seen with APeM branding.
Large 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)
120 film cameras
- Soho Altrex (folder, 1929; an APeM model[1])
- Soho Cadet (bakelite folder, 1930)
- Soho Model B (bakelite strut folder, 1935?)
- Soho Myna All Distance/SK12 (folder, 1929?)
- Ranelagh (folder, similar to All Distance Myna)
- Soho Pilot (bakelite folder)
127 film cameras
- Soho Vest Pocket (strut folder, c.1930)
Notes
- ↑ Example seen with APeM triangular-plate badge on front, and with APeM box
