Euxit

1909

J.F. Shew & Co.

London

England

Lens:

f6.5, 4.4" Cooke Series III, iris diaphragm to f45. Serial no. 22519 (c. 1909).

Shutter:

Compound, speeds 1 - 1/250, B, T. 11 o'clock release.

Construction:

Leather covered body, leather bellows.

Format:

2 ½" x 3 ½" exposures on plates.

Focusing:

Front-cell to 3 yards.

Attributes:

Frame finder.

Movements:

Rise and cross front.

Notes:

Address on film pack: 57 - 61 Clerkenwell Rd. London. E.C. (1905 - 1911). Marked Eastman Kodak Co successor to Rochester Optical Co (after 1907).

With:

Shew film pack adapter with Premo film pack. Watson cable release. Case.

The Euxit was a variation of Shew's Xit range of strut cameras. Primarily offered as a 'vest pocket camera' in the 2 ½" x 3 ½" size but also available in 3 ¼" x 4 ¼". The finder was either a simple frame type with a rear pointer or an eye-level lens/pointer type. The shutter always seems to have been a Compound fitted with either a focusing Cooke, Tessar or Dagor lens. The finish was either polished wood or leather covered.

References & Notes:

Xit models. BJA 1910, pp. 303, 674. BJA 1911, p. 311.

Company Details:

Shew

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