The British camera that helped get pictures moving

It may not look much today, but this camera was the latest cutting-edge piece of technology when it was first released for sale in 1899 – and it helped lay the foundations for the future of film and moving pictures. Then it retailed for £30, now it has just sold at auction in Surrey by Lawrences of Bletchingley for £7800.

It was in early 1896 that Arthur S. Newman (1861-1943), perhaps the most innovative British camera m…

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