circa 1909 (made)
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Pictorial advertisement for a camera depicting a woman taking a picture on a hill with a compact camera. A large white cloud almost fills the sky behind her.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Process engraving on paper |
| Brief description | Process engraving by Fred Taylor, pictorial advertisement for Ensignette Cameras. Great Britain, circa 1909. |
| Physical description | Pictorial advertisement for a camera depicting a woman taking a picture on a hill with a compact camera. A large white cloud almost fills the sky behind her. |
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| Object history | The Ensignette was typical of the camera types produced by Houghtons Ltd., London. It was designed by the Swedish engineer Magnus Neill and was sold in the tens of thousands as the first British-manufactured all-metal camera, launched on the market just before Christmas of 1909. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921 |
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| Accession number | E.896-1919 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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