{"title":"Vintage Folding Cameras","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eThe first folding cameras appeared in the 1850s as wooden field cameras with leather bellows. These were still large, but they collapsed into compact boxes for transport.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 3;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eKey Innovations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eBellows\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e allowed variable focus.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eHinged front standards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e enabled collapse.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eBrass lens boards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e improved stability.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eDry plates\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e (1871) made portable photography practical.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 3;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eThe First True Folding Cameras\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eBy the 1880s, companies like \u003cb\u003eLancaster\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eScovill\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eVoigtländer\u003c\/b\u003e produced cameras recognisably similar to later models: compact, portable, and aimed at amateurs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eGeorge Eastman’s Kodak company revolutionised photography with roll film. Folding cameras became lighter, cheaper, and easier to use.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eGerman manufacturers refined the folding camera into a precision instrument. Zeiss Ikon’s lenses and shutters set new standards for quality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 3;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003ePopular Models\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eKodak No. 1 Pocket Folding Camera\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eZeiss Ikon Ikonta series\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eVoigtländer Bessa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eEnsign Selfix (UK)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 3;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eCultural Impact\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eFamilies took folding cameras on holidays, documenting everyday life in a way previously impossible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"1930-vintage-houghton-butcher-mayfair-folding-camera","title":"Houghton Butcher Mayfair Folding Camera 1930 — Vintage 120 Film","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Mayfair is a folding camera using 120 film, produced by Houghton and Butcher circa 1930. The camera has two apertures, one for 'very bright' and the other for 'ordinary light'. The name 'Mayfair' derives from cigarettes of the same name — the camera was given away in return for coupons, making surviving examples a charming piece of British social history as much as photographic history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCosmetic:\u003c\/strong\u003e A few age-related surface marks consistent with its age. Nothing significant.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMechanical:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shutter fires and film advance works correctly. Bellows are intact and in good order.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eViewfinder:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cloudy — typical for cameras of this era and does not affect shooting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNote:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not film tested.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCompleteness:\u003c\/strong\u003e Comes in its original canvas case, which is in good order with a couple of minor marks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Houghton \u0026amp; Butcher, London — a leading British camera manufacturer of the early 20th century.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Circa 1930.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120 roll film.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHistory:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Mayfair was a promotional camera distributed via cigarette coupons, making it a collectible piece of British commercial and photographic heritage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Curio Optics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65103018951005,"sku":"002","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1088\/1335\/3309\/files\/Photoroom_20260628_172407.jpg?v=1782725143"},{"product_id":"voigtlander-perkeo-i-folding-camera","title":"Voigtländer Perkeo I Folding Camera — Vintage 120 Film, 1950s","description":"\u003cp\u003eA lovely example of the Voigtländer Perkeo I, made in the 1950s and designed to take 120 or 620 film. Unlike a conventional folding camera, the Perkeo is a vertical folder — the front door opens sideways, giving it a distinctive and compact form that makes it a favourite among collectors and film shooters alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCosmetic:\u003c\/strong\u003e Some age-related marks to the body, nothing major. Consistent with a well-kept camera of this era.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMechanical:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shutter fires correctly and film advance is fully working.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOptics:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lens is clear and in fine condition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBellows:\u003c\/strong\u003e Intact and in good condition — no visible light leaks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNote:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not film tested.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Voigtländer, Germany — one of the oldest and most respected names in optical instrument manufacturing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Perkeo I — the entry-level model in the Perkeo range, produced from 1952.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120 or 620 roll film (6×6cm frames).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDesign:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vertical folder with sideways-opening front door — a distinctive design that sets it apart from most folding cameras of the period.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Curio Optics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65103109751133,"sku":"003","price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1088\/1335\/3309\/files\/Photoroom_20260629_104440.jpg?v=1782726442"},{"product_id":"vintage-kodak-soix-20-brownie-folding-camera","title":"Agfa Billy Clack Folding Camera 1934–1938 — Vintage 120 Film","description":"\u003cp\u003eA nice Agfa Billy Clack folding camera produced between 1934 and 1938. The Billy Clack is a compact and elegantly designed 120 film folding camera — the 'Clack' name refers to the satisfying click of its shutter mechanism. A charming piece of pre-war German camera design, equally at home in a collection or on display.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCosmetic:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good overall condition with some wear marks and small scratches in places, and minor colour loss in a few areas — consistent with its age.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMechanical:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shutter fires and film advance works correctly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBellows:\u003c\/strong\u003e Intact and folds open easily — a key indicator of a well-preserved folding camera.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLens\/Viewfinder:\u003c\/strong\u003e Possible small amount of fungal growth in the lens or viewfinder. Needs a clean — noted for transparency.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Agfa, Germany — founded in 1867 in Munich, Agfa (Aktien-Gesellschaft für Anilin-Fabrikation) became one of the most important names in European photography, producing both cameras and film. The Billy series was Agfa's answer to the mass-market folding camera, offering compact, pocketable design at an accessible price point throughout the 1930s.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Billy Clack — part of Agfa's popular Billy series, the Clack variant named for the distinctive click of its shutter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1934–1938 — produced in the years immediately before World War II, when German camera manufacturing was at its creative and industrial peak.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120 roll film (widely available today).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignificance:\u003c\/strong\u003e A genuine piece of 1930s German industrial design — the engineering precision and compact elegance of pre-war German cameras is widely admired by collectors.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Curio Optics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65219106275677,"sku":"0018","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1088\/1335\/3309\/files\/IMG_3915.jpg?v=1783689983"},{"product_id":"vintage-ensign-greyhound-folding-camera-c-1930","title":"Vintage Ensign 'Greyhound' Folding Camera c.1930 — Houghton-Butcher, 120 Film","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Ensign Greyhound is a simple and characterful folding camera manufactured by Houghton-Butcher Ltd around 1930. Made from pressed steel with a distinctive grey crackle finish, it has the understated, utilitarian elegance typical of British camera design of the era. It uses 120 roll film and is fitted with an HBM Peri lens. A fine decorative or collector's piece with real period presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOverall:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good decorative order.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCosmetic:\u003c\/strong\u003e Some minor cosmetic wear and loss of colour in places — nothing major, consistent with age.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eViewfinder:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cloudy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLens:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fine.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBellows:\u003c\/strong\u003e Intact.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShutter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Works but temperamental — best treated as a display piece rather than a working camera.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Houghton-Butcher Ltd, London — formed in 1926 from the merger of George Houghton \u0026amp; Son and Butcher's, two of Britain's oldest and most respected camera manufacturers. Houghton-Butcher traded under the Ensign brand name and was one of the dominant forces in British camera production throughout the 1920s and 30s.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ensign Greyhound — a compact folding camera aimed at the amateur market, named in the tradition of Ensign's evocative model names.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLens:\u003c\/strong\u003e HBM Peri — Houghton-Butcher's own lens designation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFilm:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120 roll film (widely available today).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e c.1930 — the interwar period, when British camera manufacturing was at its most inventive and prolific.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAppeal:\u003c\/strong\u003e A handsome piece of British photographic heritage — the grey crackle finish is particularly distinctive and makes it a striking display object.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Curio Optics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65420632293725,"sku":"0038","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1088\/1335\/3309\/files\/vintage-folding-bellows-camera-white-background.png?v=1785487046"},{"product_id":"vintage-coronet-clipper-folding-camera-1959","title":"Vintage Coronet Clipper Folding Camera 1959 — Medium Format, 120 Film","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Coronet Clipper is a medium format folding viewfinder camera manufactured by the Coronet Camera Company of Birmingham and introduced in 1959. A charming and characterful piece of late British camera design, with one delightful quirk: the instructions for use are printed on a plate directly below the lens — a wonderfully practical touch that tells you everything about the era's approach to accessible photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOverall:\u003c\/strong\u003e Reasonable condition for age.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShutter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Works — note that the bellows must be fully extended for the two parts of the shutter mechanism to engage correctly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLens:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fine.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eViewfinder:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slightly hazy but no fungus.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBellows:\u003c\/strong\u003e Intact. Not checked for light tightness — noted for transparency.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCosmetic:\u003c\/strong\u003e Some marks and rubbing to the body consistent with age — please refer to photos for detail.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOverall use:\u003c\/strong\u003e A lovely decorative piece; could potentially be used with film but bellows light-tightness would need to be verified first.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coronet Camera Company, Birmingham, England — founded in 1926, Coronet was one of Britain's most prolific camera manufacturers, producing a wide range of affordable cameras for the mass market throughout the 1930s–60s. The Clipper was one of their later folding camera models, introduced as the folding camera format was beginning to give way to 35mm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coronet Clipper — medium format folding viewfinder camera, taking 120 roll film.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduced:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1959.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFilm:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120 roll film (widely available today).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignificance:\u003c\/strong\u003e A late example of British medium format folding camera design — the printed instruction plate below the lens is a charming and unusual detail that makes this model particularly distinctive among collectors.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Curio Optics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65420786434397,"sku":"0039","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1088\/1335\/3309\/files\/coronet-clipper-white-background.png?v=1785489114"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1088\/1335\/3309\/collections\/IMG_3614.jpg?v=1782834611","url":"https:\/\/curiooptics.com\/en-eu\/collections\/vintage-folding-cameras.oembed","provider":"Curio Optics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}