Cygnus-X1
Developed May 27th, 1931
A print wallet found in the case of a Kodak No.2 Brownie (aka Box Brownie) that I picked up for £5 (approx US $8 at today's rate) from a local antique store in Macclesfield. Since the camera takes 6x9cm images on 120 film (8 frames), it appears that Mr Roberts had a 50% success rate.
In case you are wondering how 6 + 8 = 12, this is in UK pre-decimal currency (pounds, shillings, pence) where 12 pence = 1 shilling and 20 shillings = 1 pound. Hence the price is 1s.2d. (1 shilling and 2 pence)
The d is from the latin "denarii" as indeed the Pound symbol (£) is a fancy "L" for "libra pondo" ... libra = balance (or scale) pondo = weight - which is also why the symbol for a pound (weight) is lb for libra.
Fortunately, although I was born in pre-decimal times, the UK adopted a decimal system of currency a year after I was born so I didn't have to grow additional fingers and toes for counting on!
Developed May 27th, 1931
A print wallet found in the case of a Kodak No.2 Brownie (aka Box Brownie) that I picked up for £5 (approx US $8 at today's rate) from a local antique store in Macclesfield. Since the camera takes 6x9cm images on 120 film (8 frames), it appears that Mr Roberts had a 50% success rate.
In case you are wondering how 6 + 8 = 12, this is in UK pre-decimal currency (pounds, shillings, pence) where 12 pence = 1 shilling and 20 shillings = 1 pound. Hence the price is 1s.2d. (1 shilling and 2 pence)
The d is from the latin "denarii" as indeed the Pound symbol (£) is a fancy "L" for "libra pondo" ... libra = balance (or scale) pondo = weight - which is also why the symbol for a pound (weight) is lb for libra.
Fortunately, although I was born in pre-decimal times, the UK adopted a decimal system of currency a year after I was born so I didn't have to grow additional fingers and toes for counting on!