Thornton Pickard Junior Special Ruby Large format camera
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Thornton-Pickard Junior Special Ruby SLR, in good cosmetic condition and tested and fully functional.
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Thornton-Pickard Junior Special Ruby SLR (Thornton-Pickard MfG. Co, England)
Construction period: 1924 - ?
Image format: 6 x 9 cm plates / Film pack
Ross - London 5" Xpress 4.5
Cloth slit shutter - / 1000
Rail guides, retractable front
Front height adjustable
Front flap as protection for the lens
Leather-covered mahogany case
Ground glass at the back
Serial number Lens ~ 1925
The camera carries no nominal designation and was perhaps produced for a retailer.
Condition:
The camera is in good to very good cosmetic condition for a roughly 100-year-old device and shows only minimal signs of aging/use. The lens is clear and free of scratches. The slit shutter can be cocked and released. Further investigations were not conducted due to a lack of knowledge about this historic shutter type. The visible shutter cloth appears intact. The waist-level finder is intact, as is the ground glass.
The photos are an integral part of the camera description and condition.
Thornton-Pickard Junior Special Ruby SLR (Thornton-Pickard MfG. Co, England)
Construction period: 1924 - ?
Image format: 6 x 9 cm plates / Film pack
Ross - London 5" Xpress 4.5
Cloth slit shutter - / 1000
Rail guides, retractable front
Front height adjustable
Front flap as protection for the lens
Leather-covered mahogany case
Ground glass at the back
Serial number Lens ~ 1925
The camera carries no nominal designation and was perhaps produced for a retailer.
Condition:
The camera is in good to very good cosmetic condition for a roughly 100-year-old device and shows only minimal signs of aging/use. The lens is clear and free of scratches. The slit shutter can be cocked and released. Further investigations were not conducted due to a lack of knowledge about this historic shutter type. The visible shutter cloth appears intact. The waist-level finder is intact, as is the ground glass.
The photos are an integral part of the camera description and condition.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Brand
Thornton Pickard
Model/type nr
Junior Special Ruby
Physical condition
Good
Functional condition
Tested and working
Estimated period
1920-1930
