CMF Bencini

Here are the Art Deco CMF Bencini cameras in my collection with date of introduction and film type.

I use a star system to rate cameras against their Art Deco credentials.

Rating	Art Deco Credentials
	Iconic: Famous, well-known and celebrated
	Significant: Pronounced and self evident
	Noteworthy: Worth giving special attention
	Acceptable: Modest and restricted
	Limited: Minor and insubstantial

CMF Bencini

	Model	Date	Film
	Argo	1939	120
	Comet	1948	127
	Koroll	1951	120

History

Antonio Bencini founded ICAF in 1937, in Milano, Italy. The Roby, the Gabry and the Delta were manufactured by the company. The company changed it's name to CMF just before WWII in 1939. The Etna and Argo cameras were released but the company soon ceased producing cameras in order to manufacture aeroplane components for the war effort. In 1946 the name changed again to C.M.F. Bencini. In the early 1950s, the name was again changed to Bencini S.p.a. The company continued designing and manufacturing cameras until the late 1984.