Super Eljy

1938

Lumière & Cie

Lyon

France

Lens:

f3.5, 4.2 cm Lypar, iris diaphragm to f20.

Shutter:

Pivoted two blade return speeded 1/10 - 1/150, B, T. Self-capping. Everset.

Construction:

Metal.

Format:

8, 24 x 36 mm exposures on 30 mm wide daylight loading roll-film.

Focusing:

To 20".

Attributes:

Direct-vision (lens/lens) view-finder with parallax correction.
Film-advance indicated by red window. Not coupled.

Serial Number:

33475 .

Notes:

Advertisement has concessionaire's address: Claude Lyons Ltd. 180/182a Tottenham Ct. Rd. London. W1 and retailer's address Westminster Photographic Exchange Ltd. 111 Oxford St. London. W1. d. 1949.

With:

5 rolls of un-exposed film, Lumière Altipan GF, 8 exposure panchromatic, in boxes d. 1958.; Pouch.; Advertisement, 4 pages.

The Super Eljy was introduced in 1938, production stopped in June 1940 by which time, according to the advertisement with this example, 25,000 had been made. The camera was re-introduced in 1948. The post war model differed in not having an everset shutter. Advertisements from before the war give the shutter range as being 1/25 - 1/125 (4 speed), the version with speeds of 1/10 - 1/150 (5 speeds) was probably introduced just before pre-war production ended. Post war models initially had a top speed of 1/150 later this became 1/200. The price £5.15.0. A simpler version the Eljy Junior was also made.

References & Notes:

BJA 1940, pp. 191, 417.; AP 1953, p. s7.; AP 21/6/39, p. 18.; Westminster Cat. 1939.

Early Photography