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The Mark III "Hythe" Aeronautical Camera was manufactured by the Thornton-Pickard company in circa 1915. The Thornton-Pickard company were pioneers in Aeronautical camera design and construction. The Mark III "Hythe" Aeronautical Camera was constructed of metal with a wood handle. It was an exact reproduction, of the American Lewis Gun that the British forces were using on their aircraft during the first world war. It was a used as a speedy and efficient training device where it weighed the same, it was the same size and it contained all the movements necessary to fire the Lewis gun. Pilots would go through the complete procedure of loading, cocking, aiming and firing, with each movement being recorded on a photographic film in a square film box.

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