Description
The V. P. Twin camera was a Bakelite camera that could make sixteen 5/8″ x 1¼” exposures on a type 127 film roll (standard Vest Pocket size roll film). It was made by E. Elliott Limited and its optical plant BOLCo (=British Optical Lens Company) in Birmingham, both suppliers of the adjacent camera maker Coronet. Its earliest version was sold in three parts by Woolworth. Each piece cost 6d, all three parts together 1s 6d. The reason for this partial marketing was Woolworth’s promise to sell everything for not more than 6d.
The original model, introduced in c.1935, was available in black, green, red, blue or marbled brown. The camera was reintroduced in c.1952, in black with a metal faceplate and either a white or black wind-on knob.
Specifications
Type: roll film camera
Manufacturer: E. Elliott Ltd.
Year of launch: 1935, relaunch 1952
Film: type 127 film rolls
Lens: 1:12.5 Bloomed “Bolco” lens (meniscus lens)
Shutter: Coronet shutter
Viewfinder: Collapsible sheet iron frame
Source: http://camera-wiki.org
