Questionnaire for Sanderson Cameras

In the May 2007 edition of PHOTOGRAPHIC WORLD is an article “Dating the Sanderson Camera” in which readers are asked for details of their Sanderson cameras. The response was fantastic and I now have a database of 260 Sanderson cameras. The second article in the January 2008 edition listed the estimated annual camera output and relationship between the number stamped on the camera and it approximate date of manufacture.

Year Camera number
1895/99 100-300
1900 300-1300
1901 1300-2500
1902 2500-3950
1903 3950-5750
1904 5750-9750
1905 9750-12600
1906 12600-14000
1907 14000-15000
1908 15000-16000
1909 16000-17000
1910 17000-18200
1911 18200-19400
1912 19400- 20700
1913 20700-22000
1914 22000-23300
1915 23300-24400
1916 24400-25100
1917/27 25100-26200
1928/39 26200-26500
Additional camera information will help to refine the database. Thank you Cliff Bulcock.
General features :
Number (including spaces, letters and points)
Type (Field or Hand)
Plate size (Q, H, Full or 5x4)
Model
Lens
Shutter
“Patents” (stamped on the front arm)
1 SANDERSON’S PATENT
2 SANDERSON’S PATENTS
3 SANDERSON’S PATENT
4 SANDERSON’S PATENTS
5 other -- describe
Company name (on name plate)
1 G.Houghton & Son High Holborn London
2 GH&S. LONDON
3 GH&S. Ltd LONDON
4 H. Ltd LONDON
5 PATENT
Bellows (90 or 45 degrees/Red or Black)
Lens-board latches
Slot shape F, inverted L,S or other
Features on Field Cameras :
Corners (Dovetailed or Combed)
Rear arms
A. Hinged arms that locate into brass posts
B. Cranked arms with straight slots
C. Curved slotted arms
E. Other -- describe
Forward Arms
P. Backward curving slotted arms
Q. Straight slotted arms – no locks
R. Straight slotted arms with vertical locks
S. Struts attached to the arms that swing to the rear
T. Other – please describe
Lens panel
A. Square removable panel
B. Circular with rack and pinion
C. Sliding oblong panel
D. Oblong panel, quick release
E. Fixed
Features on Hand Cameras :
Forward Arms
T. Curved at the front and cranked behind
U. As T, but with locking hinge
V. Cranked arm at the front and a straight arm
behind, complete with locking pins in lens-panel
W. Other -- describe
Lens panel
G. Lens-panel slots in a groove with a
locking nut and is held by a small tag
H. As G, but with a groove instead of tag
I. Panel held by quick-release brass strip
J. Rack and pinion to raise the lens panel
K. Other – describe
Additional rack on body (Yes/No)
Back retaining Pins (on the Side or Top or None)
Nickel plated (Yes/No)
Other features : Please detail other interesting features
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Information supplied by :
Copies of catalogues, manufacturer’s leaflets, advertisements and links would be appreciated
Please send to Cliff Bulcock 28 Simmonds Way Danbury Essex CM3 4PT or