Coronet Captain Box

Specification

Art Deco Credentials

Limited: Minor and insubstantial

• Produced after the main Art Deco period;
• Green horizontal stripes in triangular shape on front plate;
• Ribbed Bakelite body front;
• Chrome viewfinder covers;
• Diamond pattern on viewfinder covers;
• Ribbed plastic strap handle
• Symmetrical front plate

Description

The Coronet Captain Box camera uses rollfilm No.120. It is similar to other cameras made by Coronet and in particular the Coronet Ambassador and the Coronet Rex Box. These cameras were also made by Tiranty in France. This means that the same camera model could be found either British made or French made. The Captain is a simple box camera designed for capturing 6 x 9 cm pictures. It is constructed in two parts. The front is made from ribbed Bakelite with a decorative metal front plate. The rear is a metal box. It features chrome hinged view finder covers over two brilliant finders for landscape or portrait photos. It has a nice ribbed plastic strap.

It has a fixed focus meniscus lens. The film plane is curved to give better focus at the corners. Shutter has two settings: instant or time, although the time setting is more like 'bulb'. There is a tab to pull to switch between instant and time exposures. The film advance is not coupled to the shutter release so double exposure is possible. A built in green filter can be pulled into place by a lever on the side. The green filter can be used for photographing plants, separating the green foliage from the brightly-coloured flowers. It can also be used in landscape photography to boost the appearance of grass and trees. There is a two position sliding lever below the lens that controls the focus. In one position, focus is between 3ft and 9ft whilst in the other the focus goes between 10ft and infinity. This model has synchronised flash connectors on the side.

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