Difference between revisions of "V. P. Twin"
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| − | The V. P. Twin camera was a bakelite camera which could make sixteen 5/8" x 1¼" exposures on a 127 film roll (Vest Pocket | + | The V. P. Twin camera was a bakelite camera which could make sixteen 5/8" x 1¼" exposures on a type 127 film roll (standard Vest Pocket size roll film). It was made by E. Elliott Limited and its optical plant BOLCo (=British Optical Lens Company) in Birmingham, both suppliers of the adjacent camera maker [[Coronet]]. Its earliest version was sold in three parts by Woolworth. Each part cost 6d, all three parts together 1s 6d. The reason for this ''partial marketing'' was Woolworth's promise to sell everything for not more than 6d. |
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* Type: roll film camera | * Type: roll film camera | ||
* Manufacturer: E. Elliott Ltd. | * Manufacturer: E. Elliott Ltd. | ||
| + | * Year of launch: 1935, relaunch 1950 | ||
* Film: type 127 film rolls | * Film: type 127 film rolls | ||
* Lens: 1:12.5 ''Bloomed BOLCo lens'' (meniscus lens) | * Lens: 1:12.5 ''Bloomed BOLCo lens'' (meniscus lens) | ||
| + | * Shutter: [[Coronet]] shutter | ||
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Revision as of 15:37, 24 February 2007
The V. P. Twin camera was a bakelite camera which could make sixteen 5/8" x 1¼" exposures on a type 127 film roll (standard Vest Pocket size roll film). It was made by E. Elliott Limited and its optical plant BOLCo (=British Optical Lens Company) in Birmingham, both suppliers of the adjacent camera maker Coronet. Its earliest version was sold in three parts by Woolworth. Each part cost 6d, all three parts together 1s 6d. The reason for this partial marketing was Woolworth's promise to sell everything for not more than 6d.
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specifications
- Type: roll film camera
- Manufacturer: E. Elliott Ltd.
- Year of launch: 1935, relaunch 1950
- Film: type 127 film rolls
- Lens: 1:12.5 Bloomed BOLCo lens (meniscus lens)
- Shutter: Coronet shutter
