The No. 2 Tella box camera was manufactured by the Tella Camera Co. of London in circa 1899. The Tella camera was an automatic changing, flat film camera, capable of capturing 4 1/4 x 3 1/4 sized images. Films were inserted in the chamber at the back of the camera in packets of 25, with the chamber capable of holding 50. There was a small celluloid separator between each film to enable separate during the changing. It featured a best quality, fixed focus 5-1/2 inch Krugel rapid rectilinear F8 lens. Tella magnifiers were able to be used for objects as near as 6 feet. The shutter provided speeds from 1/2 to 1/100th of a second and time exposures, with a built-in exposure meter. The camera measures 8 1/2 x 6 x 3 3/4 inches and weighed 3 pounds when loaded with 50 films. The No. 2 Tella box camera was priced at £7 18s 6d.

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