Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/29

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Raymond Loewy DID Design a Camera!
From: Jem Kime <jem.kime@cwcom.net>
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 14:21:28 +0100

Christoph,
one of the earliest (1920s) bakelite cameras was the Rajah No.6. this was 
made in a factory not far from me here in Cheshire, England, at a small 
village called Mobberly. Subsequent buy-outs of many photographic firms 
means it is now the UK home to Ilford Ltd., where they produce most of 
their paper output I understand.
Which is what I print my Leica pictures on -- OT.

Jem
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From:	c.blaue@bmsg.de [SMTP:c.blaue@bmsg.de]

It has been made in the 30s in England. The lens was a Beck Anastigmat 
55mm/6.3; it was the first plastic lens.

The body was made of bakelite.

Film format 31x31mm on 127 rollfilm. Shutter speeds B, 1/30, 1/80, 1/150. 
No shutter dial, the speed depended on
the position in which the camera was held. Later models had the speeds 
1/25, 1/150, 1/450. For the 30th it seems to me very very modern, at least 
the design.

christoph