Serial Number: Cam0155
Type:
Folding Bed Camera
Manufacturer:
Houghtons Ltd. London
Country of Origin:
England
Production Period:
1960
Approximate Price:
US Dollars 25.00
Reference:
camerapedia.wikia.com
Status: Display
Description:
1960s. 120 film, 6x9cm exposures, strut-folding camera. Claudet Houghton was founded in 1834 by George Houghton and Antoine Claudet, and subsequently underwent several mergers that resulted in numerous name changes. The company was known as George Houghton Son (1867-1892), then as George Houghton Sons until 1903, and then George Houghton Sons Ltd. When the company merged with Holmes Bros., A.C. Jackson, Spratt Bros. and Joseph Levi Co. in 1904, the business became Houghton’s Ltd. Finally, in 1954 the name was changed for the last time, to Ross – Ensign Ltd. The company discontinued the manufacture of cameras, and was dissolved, in 1961.
