ENSIGN Box E20 1930 + Ampulheta | Box camera
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The Ensign Box E20 box camera, made in the United Kingdom in 1930, is tested and working and comes with a three-minute hourglass.
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Display set with a box camera, Ensign brand, model Box E20, made in the United Kingdom in 1930. The camera is in very good condition and comes in a beautiful presentation box, with a 3-minute hourglass for timing certain photographic and developing processes.
The old 3-minute wooden hourglass measures the standard time for developing fiber-based paper and fixing film with rapid fixer. The Ensign has a T setting, in which the shutter remains open indefinitely, for night photography, and a long exposure of 3 minutes was a perfectly normal duration to time with an hourglass.
This camera has a black leatherette finish, with its name engraved on the front panel—“Ensign.” A label inside the back of the camera identifies the manufacturer as Houghton Butcher (GB) Ltd. It is a box camera with a wooden body and access to the film compartment through a door at the back.
Ensign Ltd. was based in Walthamstow (London) and retained the name Houghton-Butcher Manufacturing Co., Ltd. until 1945. The new trading company retained many of Houghton and Butcher’s camera lines. In 1939, it introduced the Ensign Ful-Vue box camera, one of the most popular cameras of its time in the United Kingdom.
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Display set with a box camera, Ensign brand, model Box E20, made in the United Kingdom in 1930. The camera is in very good condition and comes in a beautiful presentation box, with a 3-minute hourglass for timing certain photographic and developing processes.
The old 3-minute wooden hourglass measures the standard time for developing fiber-based paper and fixing film with rapid fixer. The Ensign has a T setting, in which the shutter remains open indefinitely, for night photography, and a long exposure of 3 minutes was a perfectly normal duration to time with an hourglass.
This camera has a black leatherette finish, with its name engraved on the front panel—“Ensign.” A label inside the back of the camera identifies the manufacturer as Houghton Butcher (GB) Ltd. It is a box camera with a wooden body and access to the film compartment through a door at the back.
Ensign Ltd. was based in Walthamstow (London) and retained the name Houghton-Butcher Manufacturing Co., Ltd. until 1945. The new trading company retained many of Houghton and Butcher’s camera lines. In 1939, it introduced the Ensign Ful-Vue box camera, one of the most popular cameras of its time in the United Kingdom.
Image 11 is for information purposes only and is not part of the Lot.
Please see the attached photos to assess the overall condition. The photos form part of the description.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Brand
ENSIGN
Model/type nr
Box E20 1930 + Ampulheta |
Physical condition
Very good
Functional condition
Tested and working
Estimated period
1920-1930
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