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The '''Ticka watch camera''' was made in England by [[Houghton]]s, between c.1905 and 1914.
 
The '''Ticka watch camera''' was made in England by [[Houghton]]s, between c.1905 and 1914.
 
The design is similar to the American [[Expo Watch Camera]] from the Expo Camera Company - both designed by Swedish engineer [[Niéll|Magnus Neill]].
 
The design is similar to the American [[Expo Watch Camera]] from the Expo Camera Company - both designed by Swedish engineer [[Niéll|Magnus Neill]].
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The Ticka uses a special 17.5mm roll film - loaded in cassettes - taking 25 16 x 22mm images. The case is 55mm in diameter and 21mm deep. An accessory viewfinder was available which slid into a groove on the "stem".
 
The Ticka uses a special 17.5mm roll film - loaded in cassettes - taking 25 16 x 22mm images. The case is 55mm in diameter and 21mm deep. An accessory viewfinder was available which slid into a groove on the "stem".
  
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The Ticka was copied by the Japanese company [[Ueda]] as the [[Moment watch camera]].
 
The Ticka was copied by the Japanese company [[Ueda]] as the [[Moment watch camera]].
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* [http://www.submin.com/large/collection/expo/introduction.htm Ticka & Expo on submin.com]
 
* [http://www.submin.com/large/collection/expo/introduction.htm Ticka & Expo on submin.com]
 
* [http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/cameras/index.htm?item87  Ticka in the Museum of the History of Science] at the University of Oxford
 
* [http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/cameras/index.htm?item87  Ticka in the Museum of the History of Science] at the University of Oxford
* [http://www.ukcamera.com/classic_cameras/hough1.htm Ticka on UK Camera] (German & English)
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180914122327/http://www.ukcamera.com/classic_cameras/hough1.htm Ticka on UK Camera] (German & English)(archived)
  
 
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Revision as of 02:03, 23 August 2021


The Ticka watch camera was made in England by Houghtons, between c.1905 and 1914. The design is similar to the American Expo Watch Camera from the Expo Camera Company - both designed by Swedish engineer Magnus Neill.

The Ticka uses a special 17.5mm roll film - loaded in cassettes - taking 25 16 x 22mm images. The case is 55mm in diameter and 21mm deep. An accessory viewfinder was available which slid into a groove on the "stem".

A later version of the Ticka has a dummy watch face, with the hands indicating the angle of view. Also a sterling silver version was made, it was properly hallmarked.

The Ticka was copied by the Japanese company Ueda as the Moment watch camera.



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