The Parvex Pocket Camera sold through the London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company Ltd. in circa 1910. It described in advertisements as being specifically designed and constructed for those who require a really high class roll film camera, small enough to be easily carried in the pocket, and yet capable of producing photographs of a fair size without enlarging. It captured 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 inch exposures on roll film. The body was made of special hard black pear wood and the bed and sides being one piece of metal with the edges locked into the body so that a very solid construction is secured. The bellows were made from a high quality Russian leather secured by metal plates instead of cement. This design protected the film from damp climates when in the camera, and made the camera construction withstand tropical climates. The camera measures 6 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 1 1/4 inches when closed. It was typically fitted with a Cooke f6 lens with a four inch focus, however it can also be found with a Goerz or Zeiss lens. It also featured sunk brilliant finders in addition to a direct vision finder.

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