Camera [Coronet 3-D]

Maker and role
Coronet Camera Company, Manufacturer
 Production date
Circa 1955

Object detail

Accession number
1968.104
Maker
Coronet Camera Company
Description
This camera was designed to take stereoscopic (or '3-D') pictures as well as ordinary snapshots. It took 4 stereoscopic pictures or 8 ordinary ones on a roll of 127 size film. Plastic moulded, it came with a cardboard viewer for viewing the stereoscopic pictures.
Brief History
Stereoscopic or stereo cameras gained popularity in the 1950s. The cameras had two lenses which produced slightly overlapping images. The resulting pair of images need to be viewed through a viewer which helps give depth to the images.
Marks
B47075 Sticker
Coronet / "3-D" / MADE IN ENGLAND Printed
Media/Materials
Processed Material/Synthetic/Plastic
Processed Material/Paper/Cardboard
Processed Material/Paper
Credit Line
Coronet Camera Company. Circa 1955. Camera [Coronet 3-D], 1968.104. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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