Two versions of the Compass

It was supposedly as a result of a bet whether it was possible to make a camera that could fit into a cigarette packet that Noel Pemberton Billing (1881-1948) began work on a miniature, collapsible camera that would accept 35mm film.

The Compass Compact Rangefinder Camera was put into production by Le Coultre & Cie, Switzerlan…

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