Coronet Camera and Case
c. 1957A silver and black camera body, which is mostly plastic, with pressed steel diamond-patterned top and bottom sections of the camera. . The shutter button is a black sliding lever on the right side of the lens barrel, on the left side of the lens barrel is the aperture setting sliding lever and the sliding black lever below the lens barrel adjusts the shutter speed. On the bottom of the camera is a sliding lever which allows the back and front sections of the camera to slide apart. On the top of the camera on the left is the film winding button, then the viewfinder and on the right is a place for a connection to a flash. On the back of the camera is a sliding lever to engage or disengage a red window.
Details
Details
On the silver coloured metal surround above the lens in stamped black shadow lettering is "VISCOUNT", below the lens in black stamped lettering is "MADE IN ENGLAND BY CORONET Ltd.".
On the base of the camera is a sliding lever, etched on the left is "OPEN", and on the right is "LOCK". When the camera is opened on a white label with black typed lettering is "N 33767".
Copyright and Reference
Copyright and Reference
Courtesy of Katanning Historical Society.
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