Butcher

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W. Butcher and Sons Ltd. was a British camera maker, formed as a pharmacy business by William Butcher in Blackheath in 1887. Photographic items were manufactured from c.1897 by sons of William, W.E. & F.E. Butcher. The name "Primus" seems to belong to this early company.^[1]

A headquarters at Camera House, Farringdon Avenue, London EC has been set up by February 1902. Whilst manufacturing some of their own stock, much came by other makers, such as Hüttig and Ica in Germany.

In 1914, war prevented Butcher's German imports, and they joined forces with Houghton in 1915 to form the Houghton-Butcher Manufacturing Co. Ltd. The two companies continued to sell their own brands until their full merging on 1 January 1926 to form Houghton Butcher (Great Britain) Ltd., which became Ensign Ltd. in 1930.^[2]

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Butcher's cameras

Cameo Minimum
Butcher's Cameo Stereo, no.s 1, 2, 3 and 4 (Stereolette?)
Cameo Speed
Dandycam
Domino
Empire
Excelsior
Klimax mod.I and mod.II
Little Nipper; (a rebadged Gnom {1901}; Aviso, {1907}); the Japanese Cherry is based on these.
Butcher's Maxim - no.s 1, 2, 3 and 4
Midg
Butcher's National Field Camera
Patria
Pilot, no.s 2, 3, 3A and 4
Pom-Pom
Butcher's Quarter Plate Cameo (c.1910)
Butcher's Watch Pocket Carbine
- No. 1, 2, 3, 4 and Popular models
Butcher's Royal Mail Stamp Camera
Primus Coronet No.1 and No.2 quarter-plate camera
Primus no.s 1, 2 and 3
Primus So-Li-To

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Bibliography

Channing, Norman and Dunn, Mike. British Camera Makers. An A-Z Guide to Companies and Products. London : Parkland Designs, 1996. ISBN 0-9524630-0-8 Pp.29–30 and 54–5.
McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover). Pp.171–3 and 393.

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