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The '''Victo''' is a folding half-plate (and other sizes<ref name=postcard>[http://www.christies.com/lotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=2098930 Triple Victo] said to be [[postcard format|postcard]] (5½x3½-inch) size, sold at auction by [http://www.christies.com/ Christie's] of London in July 2001; no picture.</ref>) field camera made by [[Houghton]] from about 1898.<ref name=EP>[http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/site/entry_C679.html 1911 Triple Victo] (rebadged by Youdall of Leeds), with Ensign shutter giving speeds 1/15 - 1/150 second, plus 'T', and 9-inch f/8 Rapid Rectilinear; also notes about the development of the Victo series of cameras; at [http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/index.html Early Photography].</ref> It was introduced as a fairly basic camera, but features were added to later models, including [[triple extension]] from 1904 (so that the cameras are thereafter the '''Triple Victo'''), a good range of movements, and automatic locking of the front and rear standards as the camera was unfolded.<ref name=EP/> Early models are equipped with a [[Thornton-Pickard]] roller shutter; ''Wood and Brass'' shows an example from around 1900;<ref name=WB1900>[http://www.woodandbrass.co.uk/detail.php?cat_num=0010 1900 Victo] at [http://www.woodandbrass.co.uk/index.php Wood and Brass].</ref> This was replaced in about 1911 with Houghton's own shutter.<ref name=EP/> | The '''Victo''' is a folding half-plate (and other sizes<ref name=postcard>[http://www.christies.com/lotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=2098930 Triple Victo] said to be [[postcard format|postcard]] (5½x3½-inch) size, sold at auction by [http://www.christies.com/ Christie's] of London in July 2001; no picture.</ref>) field camera made by [[Houghton]] from about 1898.<ref name=EP>[http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/site/entry_C679.html 1911 Triple Victo] (rebadged by Youdall of Leeds), with Ensign shutter giving speeds 1/15 - 1/150 second, plus 'T', and 9-inch f/8 Rapid Rectilinear; also notes about the development of the Victo series of cameras; at [http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/index.html Early Photography].</ref> It was introduced as a fairly basic camera, but features were added to later models, including [[triple extension]] from 1904 (so that the cameras are thereafter the '''Triple Victo'''), a good range of movements, and automatic locking of the front and rear standards as the camera was unfolded.<ref name=EP/> Early models are equipped with a [[Thornton-Pickard]] roller shutter; ''Wood and Brass'' shows an example from around 1900;<ref name=WB1900>[http://www.woodandbrass.co.uk/detail.php?cat_num=0010 1900 Victo] at [http://www.woodandbrass.co.uk/index.php Wood and Brass].</ref> This was replaced in about 1911 with Houghton's own shutter.<ref name=EP/> | ||
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*Other Victo cameras at ''Wood and Brass'': | *Other Victo cameras at ''Wood and Brass'': | ||
** [http://www.woodandbrass.co.uk/detail.php?cat_num=0013 Triple Victo] with ''front-mounted'' roller shutter; the notes date the camera to about 1900, though ''Early Photography'' (cited above) states that triple extension was added in 1911. | ** [http://www.woodandbrass.co.uk/detail.php?cat_num=0013 Triple Victo] with ''front-mounted'' roller shutter; the notes date the camera to about 1900, though ''Early Photography'' (cited above) states that triple extension was added in 1911. | ||
** [http://www.woodandbrass.co.uk/detail.php?cat_num=0206 1914 Tropical Victo] with teak rather than mahogany body, and improved leather and jointing. | ** [http://www.woodandbrass.co.uk/detail.php?cat_num=0206 1914 Tropical Victo] with teak rather than mahogany body, and improved leather and jointing. | ||
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* Cameras sold at auction by [http://www.bonhams.com/ Bonhams] of London: | * Cameras sold at auction by [http://www.bonhams.com/ Bonhams] of London: | ||
** [http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/19310/lot/90/ Triple Victo] with Thornton-Pickard shutter and Busch f/8 Rapid Symmetrical lens, sold in May 2011. | ** [http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/19310/lot/90/ Triple Victo] with Thornton-Pickard shutter and Busch f/8 Rapid Symmetrical lens, sold in May 2011. | ||
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[[Category: View cameras]] | [[Category: View cameras]] | ||
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[[Category: Folding plate]] | [[Category: Folding plate]] | ||
[[Category: Half plate]] | [[Category: Half plate]] | ||
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| 1/2-plate Stereo Victo c.1908 image by Geoff Harrisson (Image rights) |
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| Triple Victo 8,5x6,5 w/ Euryscope Anastigmat, c.1914 image by Luis Cozeto (Image rights) |
The Victo is a folding half-plate (and other sizes[1]) field camera made by Houghton from about 1898.[2] It was introduced as a fairly basic camera, but features were added to later models, including triple extension from 1904 (so that the cameras are thereafter the Triple Victo), a good range of movements, and automatic locking of the front and rear standards as the camera was unfolded.[2] Early models are equipped with a Thornton-Pickard roller shutter; Wood and Brass shows an example from around 1900;[3] This was replaced in about 1911 with Houghton's own shutter.[2]
Stereo models of the camera were made.[4]
Examples seen (on the websites cited here) have Rapid Rectilinear and Busch Rapid Symmetrical lenses. Historic Camera states (information apparently taken from a 1909 catalogue) that symmetrical lenses by Beck, Ensign or Busch (presumably Rapid Rectilinears) or Aldis Anastigmats were available.[5]
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| 1/4-plate Victo 1898 image by Geoff Harrisson (Image rights) |
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| 1/2-plate Triple Victo c.1914 image by Geoff Harrisson (Image rights) |
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| Victo 1910 advt. image by Geoff Harrisson (Image rights) |
Notes
- ↑ Triple Victo said to be postcard (5½x3½-inch) size, sold at auction by Christie's of London in July 2001; no picture.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 1911 Triple Victo (rebadged by Youdall of Leeds), with Ensign shutter giving speeds 1/15 - 1/150 second, plus 'T', and 9-inch f/8 Rapid Rectilinear; also notes about the development of the Victo series of cameras; at Early Photography.
- ↑ 1900 Victo at Wood and Brass.
- ↑ Stereo Triple Victo at Wood and Brass.
- ↑ Tropical Victo at Historic Camera; picture and text reproduced from a catalogue of 1909.
Links
- Other Victo cameras at Wood and Brass:
- Triple Victo with front-mounted roller shutter; the notes date the camera to about 1900, though Early Photography (cited above) states that triple extension was added in 1911.
- 1914 Tropical Victo with teak rather than mahogany body, and improved leather and jointing.
- Cameras sold at auction by Bonhams of London:
- Triple Victo with Thornton-Pickard shutter and Busch f/8 Rapid Symmetrical lens, sold in May 2011.
- Tropical Victo with f/6 No. 2 Ensign anastigmat, sold in October 2003; no roller shutter, so this may have been front-mounted.
