Luzo

OBJECT TYPE: Camera
MANUFACTURER: J. Robinson & Sons
INVENTOR: Redding, H.J.
NATIONALITY: English
PLACE MANUFACTURED: England, London
INTRODUCTION DATE: ca 1889
PRODUCTION DATES: ca 1889 - 1899
PATENT DATE: Nov. 28, 1888
FILM TYPE: 70mm rollfilm
IMAGE SIZE: 2.4 in. diameter
ORIGINAL LIST PRICE: £4 14/6 (1891)
FUNCTIONAL TYPES:
  box
  detective
STANDARD LENSES/SHUTTERS: 2½ in. f/11 Periscopic
INTEGRATED SHUTTER: Yes

NOTES:
  "From 1889 on, Reddings camera was made and sold under the name Luzo
  by Redding's employers, J. Robinson and Sons, of London. The first
  model took the 2.75 in (70mm) Kodak roll-film, giving negatives
  approximately 2.4 in (61mm) in diameter. It was made of polished
  mahogany and had a simple, external quadrant shutter, powered by a
  rubber band or a spring, and a circular reflection finder. In 1890,
  new models, designated 3, 4, and 5, were introduced." (Coe, 1973).

OBJECT IDENTIFIER: R662.00002
VIDEODISC 1, FRAME NUMBER: 1114

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES:
Lothrop, Eaton S., Jr. --A Century of Cameras from the Collection of the International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House.-- Dobbs Ferry, NY: Morgan & Morgan, 1973. pp 61.//
Coe, Brian. --Cameras: From Daguerreotypes to Instant Pictures.-- Gothenburg, Sweden: Nordbok, 1978. pp 87.//
McKeown, Jim & McKeown, Joan. --McKeown's Price Guide to Antique & Classic Cameras: 1995-1996.-- Grantsburg, WI: Centennial Photo, 1994. pp 367.//