Klito Folding Camera
AssociatedAssociated with
Henry Fisher
Date1910-1925
Object NameCamera
MediumSteel, glass
ClassificationsPhotography
Dimensions14 x 10.4 x 5.3cm (folded)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS069310.1
Keywords
The camera itself was either manufactured for or by the Houghton company of London, one of the best known British makers. Founded in the 1830s the company's connection with photography began with the manufacture of items for Daguerreotype work. From this the business moved on to making cameras under its own name; it also bought up other firms. In 1926 it became Houghton-Butcher. Between 1920 and 1945 the business became the biggest photographic equipment enterprise in Britain. probably best known in that period for its Ensign branded cameras.
