Carbine - Antique and Vintage Cameras

Carbine No. 2

W. Butcher & Sons Ltd

London

England

Image of Carbine No. 2

Lens:
f11 Beck Rapid Rectilinear, iris diaphragm to f32.

Shutter:
Lukos No. 1, T and I shutter.

Construction:
Leatherette covered body, aluminium folding bed, leather bellows.

Format:
3 ¼" x 4 ¼" exposures on 3 ½" wide roll-film.

Focusing:
Bellows to 6 feet.

Attributes:
Brilliant view-finder. Focusing scales for film and plates. Infinity position. Spirit level. Removable back panel to fit plate holders.

Movements:
Rising front. Cross front.

Serial Number:
A42848 and A27048 .

The carbine name was used for a large range of roll-film cameras of different sizes and different specifications. They were introduced around 1903 and lasted until the merger with Houghton in 1926. The example shown here probably dates to around 1912.

References & Notes:
BJA 1914, p. 176. Photographic Fashions, p. 72.


Company Details:

Butcher & Son

Sibyl - Original

Sibyl

Sibyl

Special Sibyl

Sibyl Imperial

Sibyl De Luxe

Postcard Sibyl

Roll-film Sibyl

Roll-film Baby Sibyl

New Special Sibyl

Roll-film New Special Sibyl

New Ideal Sibyl

Roll-film New Ideal Sibyl

Baby Sibyl

Rangefinder Baby Sibyl

Sibyl Vitesse

Sibyl Excelsior

Newton Litchfield Camera

Vesta

Roll-Film Vesta

Vesta

Focal Plane Vesta

Stereo Vesta

Verto

Zambex

No 1 Gleaner

Imperial Pocket

APM

Dallmeyer Speed

Dual

Cameo

Stereo-Cameo

Super Speed Cameo

Coronet

Vogue

Soho Cadet

Soho Pilot

Soho Raven

TEB No. 5

Carbine

Regular Ensign

Folding Ensign

Popular Ensign

Watch Pocket Carbine

Ensign Carbine Tropical

Ensign Greyhound

All-Distance Pocket Ensign

Ensign Pocket Twenty

Ensign Selfix '20'

Auto-speed

Autorange

Autorange 220

Ensign Commando

Selfix 820 Special

Selfix 12-20 Special

Rangefinder Agifold