Mabey Collection
ENSIGN PHOTOGRAPHY. BRITISH THROUGHOUT

Part of the Mabey Collection

ENSIGN PHOTOGRAPHY. BRITISH THROUGHOUT NO DATE

W Williams

Details

Dimension
75.5 X 48.5 CM
Media
LITHOGRAPH
Accession number
M/B106

Summary

Ensign was the trade name of Houghton Ltd, manufacturers of film and cameras. By 1908 Houghton had the largest camera producing plant in Britain; its factory in Walthamstow, east London employed over 700 staff. In 1915 Houghton merged with W Butcher and Sons Ltd; and in 930 Ensign Ltd was floated, the company taking its name from the camera they produced. The company folded in 194, but the Ensign marque continued until 1961.

Glossary

  • Film

    A transparent, flexible plastic material, usually of cellulose acetate or polyester, on which light-sensitive emulsion is coated, or on which an image can be formed by various transfer processes.