Wonder Camera

1926

Lens:

c.3 ¼" meniscus, fixed aperture.

Shutter:

Pivoted single-blade return, B setting only.

Construction:

Paper covered cardboard.

Format:

3 ½" x 2 ½" plates.

Focusing:

Fixed.

Notes:

The box is marked British made. Regd. Design: 720075, this dates to 1926.

With:

Packet containing 1 dry plate and 1 sheet of self-toning paper.
Packet of developer. Packet of fixer. Cardboard box.

This is similar to cameras produced in America for sale through magazines or for giving away as promotions. The single plate is loaded into the camera in the dark, it was held in place by pressure of the push-on back.

Early Photography