Vintage Ensign Midget

Serial Number: Cam0186

Type:
Folding Camera

Manufacturer:
 Houghton-Butcher

Country of Origin:
United Kingdom

Production Period:
1934

Approximate Price:
USD 200

Reference:
http camera-wiki.org wiki Ensign_Midget

Status: Display

Description:
The Ensign Midget was a tiny roll film strut folder made by Houghton-Butcher in the UK. It was introduced in 1934, to a design by Swedish engineer Magnus Niéll - designer of the Ensignette. Production was halted by war work in 1941. Film size was Ensign E10. The original models - with a roughly diamond-shaped nameplate surrounding the lens - had a 3-speed shutter and either a fixed-focus ( All Distance ) lens with two apertures (A D model), or a focusing Ensar-Anastigmat lens with 5 stops (A N model). In 1935, the cheaper model 22 was introduced, with a single-speed (+T) shutter, simpler viewfinder and other simplifications. The earlier models were renamed 33 and 55 at this time. There was a special edition of silver-painted Midgets for the 1935 Silver Jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary.