>> Members Research
 
Many Club members are involved with research into various aspects of photographic history. The following are requests for information.

 

Cliff Bulcock -  “Dating the Sanderson Camera”
In the May 2007 edition of PHOTOGRAPHIC WORLD is an article “Dating the Sanderson Camera” in which readers are asked for details of their Sanderson cameras. Rather than ask you to cut up your treasured copy of PW please use the form below and send it to the address at the bottom of that form.
Thank you Cliff Bulcock.
Form  ( .Doc ) 
For illustrations of some features of Sanderson Field and Hand Cameras click here.

Faces, People and Places. The Cameras of Ilford Limited 1899-2005
This new book by Andrew J Holliman documents the history and development of the cameras that were made and marketed by Ilford Ltd. between 1899 and 2005. For more information or to order please see:
 http://www.electricstrings.com/ilford.html

William James Fearne - Photographer
Donna Fearne is researching a photographer who operated in Australia from around 1860 through to the late 1890s, William James Fearne, who claimed to be born in London in c1821 and probably learnt his craft in UK. She is seeking images, either British or Australian by this photographer and thinks that as a very big percentage of c-d-v taken in the 1860/70s were sent back 'home', some may exist in the UK They will be marked 'Wm Fearne photographer Wagga Wagga' or whatever town on the back.  He also worked in Adelong, Tumut, Gundagai, Chiltern, Beechworth, Young, Hay, Berrima, Berrowra, Jerilderie and there are many many more obscure little Riverina towns and stations. He usually hand signed the back of them so they can also be mistaken for Tearne, Hearne, Searn etc. Donna can be contacted at
 Geofff@hinet.net.au
Ilford Advocate Research
David Gardner (member 7969) is hoping to establish how many of this simple, but beautifully designed camera were made and to find details of the many specialist cameras that were produced based on Advocate bodies. If you have an Advocate or a variant of it, it would help this research if you would complete the web-based form at: http://website.lineone.net/~mauricefisher where, along with the link to the Ilford Advocate Survey form, you will find detailed information on the Ilford Sportsman range of cameras.
MPP Cameras and Company History.
Basil Skinner has been researching the history of the MPP company and its products since 1986 and this book is now nearing completion. If any reader has any information, used to work at the factory or was involved in the company and its products in any way please contact Basil by email at:
 basjoan@tiscali.co.uk


Basil's book was published on 9 May 2004.
Club member David Gardner is undertaking research into the production of the Purma Plus camera (produced in the UK 1951-59) and would welcome help from anyone visiting this website. David is looking for information on all Purma cameras and accessories and examples with original packaging (to borrow to photograph or to buy). He is especially interested in finding out more about the production of the Purma Speed, Special and Plus and about the design of the Purma Special which is often attributed to the Loewy organisation but may also have involved the famous commercial artist Tom Purvis.

If you have any information about the production of the cameras, any original literature you would be willing to loan or provide copies of, please contact David by email at: david@gardner01.freeserve.co.uk or phone (tel 0114 2659096 in the evenings).

If you have a Purma Plus and would be willing to complete a short survey form to describe its features and serial number, please click on the link here to see the form.