Vintage Butcher & Sons Picture Making Cameras Advertising Catalog Book London

Description

Up for bid is a vintage copy of the Butcher & Sons camera merchandise catalog titled
Picture Making Cameras.
Established in Blackheath, London in 1866 as pharmaceutical business. In 1890s the company started to make photographic items under the Primus trademark. In 1904 they acquired Bessus & Co and in 1907 added the firm of Chas. Tyler and English Bros. In February 1915 Houghton-Butcher Manufacturing Co Ltd came to exist in order to provide facilities for both companies’ manufacturing. However, companies sold products under their own names until the full merger in January 1926 forming Houghton-Butcher.
Measures approximately 6 1/2" x 4 1/2" and made up of 194 pages filled with black and white images of camera and camera equipment. Also advertisement from camera makers are in this catalog.
A must have for any photography collector.
Book is in very nice condition for it's age.
Shipped via US Media Mail