Coronet Camera Co
From Graces Guide
Coronet, camera maker of Birmingham.
1926 The company was formed by F. W. Pettifer.
Manufactured a variety of cheap box and folding cameras.
Edwin Elliott moulded cameras for the neighbouring Coronet concern, including the Midget and Vogue.
Post-WWII: Coronet worked with the French company Tiranty to avoid French import restrictions. Several Coronet camera models were made in France, some with Boyer lenses.
Coronet also had their own brands of film, including Corochrome.
1962 The Coronet camera subsidiary of Dufay had recovered from the previous year's set-back; a link-up with a German camera maker was being considered[1]
1964 Introduced Coromatic camera which would use the Kodak cartridge system[2]
1967 company closed
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Sources of Information
- Camerapedia [1]