Need mirrors for no. 2 cartridge hawk-eye

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I have a No. 2 Cartridge Hawk-Eye ( pat. 1914) with both mirrors missing. I'd like to use the camera. Anyone have any ideas on getting or making new mirrors.

Why is called a "Cartridge"?

-- Warner Lord (wplord@connix.com), November 19, 1998

Answers

re: mirrors and why cartridge?

Hi Warner,

Are you talking about the mirrors for the finder?

"Cartridge" is an early name for paper-backed rollfilms because they look similar to a shot-gun cartridge and they are easy to "load". This is the explanation from Brian Coe's book.

-Chuck

-- Chuck (cbaker@skypub.com), November 24, 1998.


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