The Invincible camera was manufactured by W. A. C. Smith, Photographic Instrument maker of Glasgow in circa 1900. Advertised as a high class instrument at ta moderate price. Slightly redesigned from the original Invincible but with the same features. It featured a magazine plate changing mechanism that would hold twelve plates. The camera featured hard grain leather covering, an improved focusing arrangement with a graduated scale showing at what distance objects are in focus, a superior rapid meniscus lens specially ground for this camera, a time and instantaneous shutter with variable speed from 1/10th to 1/40th of a second, and two brilliant finders. Originally priced at 42 shillings.

This same camera was also made with a Rapid Rectilinear f8 lens with a rotating diaphragm and a Baush and Lomb patented iris shutter for time and instantaneous exposures with adjustable speeds. The R.R. Invincible Magazine Camera was priced at £4 10s.

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