This camera
was manufactured in England by APM (Amalgamated Photographic Manufacturers), a
company founded in 1921
and ended in around 1929. The company was the result of a merger
of several british camera manufacturers, just like the merger of
several companies to form Zeiss-Ikon that happened in Germany. I
am not sure, but it seems that the real manufacturer behind this APeM
presscamera is Thornton-Pickard.
When compared to many other presscameras, this has a certain kind of a
well made feeling to it(many press cameras have a wobbly
feeling with different kinds of strut mechanisms). The bellows are made
of real leather, so there are no pinholes. And the bellows haven't
dried out and are still flexible. The strut mechanism is very sturdy
and all the parts are thick metal parts and attached very well into the
body. Shutter cloth is also still flexible, no pinholes and fully
working.
