Coronet Midget 16mm compact bakelite collectible camera. Khaki, Ex+. Circa 1935

Description

Coronet
Midget
compact 16mm still camera. Made in England. Circa 1935. Made of bakelite. This Coronet Midget camera has a marbleized pattern to the bakelite body, and this one has a khaki greenish-brown color to it. One (1) film spool inside of the camera. The Midget camera uses 16mm size film, and takes 6 exposures per roll. Talor/Hobson meniscus lens with f/10 aperture. This khaki Coronet Midget camera is in
Ex/Ex+ or 8.5 out of 10
cosmetic condition. No dings or dents. Working shutter. Some very slight tarnishing to the front nameplate. This scarce Coronet Midget bakelite camera is being sold
AS-IS No Return or Exchange
due to the delicate nature of this vintage collectible photo item. This collectible Coronet Midget camera in Khaki color with one (1) film spool sells with
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at a price of
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The
Coronet Midget
is a tiny
box camera
made of
Bakelite
by the
Coronet Camera Co.
in Birmingham, England. It is only 6.5cm long and 2.6cm wide and weighs in at a mere 71g. It was introduced c.1935, in several colors - black, lime green, olive green, brown, red/black mottled and rose/orange mottled, and later in blue by 1937.
It took six 13x18mm exposures on 16mm paper-backed
rollfilm
, using a simple
Taylor-Hobson
f10
fixed-focus
meniscus lens
and a 1/30s fixed-speed shutter. The rear of the camera hinges downward for film loading. A
red window
centred in the back is used to control
film advance
, wound by either a plain knob or a hinged D-shaped loop. The Midget sold for 5s/6d (£0.275) in Britain in 1935, and .85 (including delivery) in the US in 1939.
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