Summary
Sportshot Senior Twenty Camera, manufactured by Australasian Camera Manufacturers Australia (ACMA), circa 1950.
The camera is made from Bakelite. It is fitted with a Lentar f/3.5 meniscus lens and takes 6cm x 9cm images on 120/620 film. It has an uncommon trapezoid shape and art deco inspired features.
ACMA was in operation for a very short time from 1948 to the mid 1950s. The Sportshot Senior Twenty was probably the only model produced by the company.
Physical Description
Black Bakelite camera, trapezoid shaped with chrome film winder button and view finder on top.
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Acquisition Information
Purchase
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Inscriptions
Lens plate: 'Sport Shot / SENIOR TWENTY'.
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Overall Dimensions
160 mm (Width), 85 mm (Depth), 120 mm (Height)
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References
"Sportshot Senior Twenty", on Historic Camera - History Librarium wesite, [Link 1] viewed 6/9/2017.
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Keywords
Cameras, Lenses, Pre-Cinema Moving Images, Photographic Equipment, Bakelite, Plastics, Photographic Film, Optics, Art Deco