Quote Originally Posted by Steven Tribe View Post
I was thinking that this camera, with some unusual features, was made by Billcliff in Manchester.He had a period when he produced a lot of round lens board cameras. He also delighted in using ebony for "edging" alongside the the mahogany?
That particular lens board is one hallmark of Billcliff, another is the slightly unusual tripod ring for the legs. Billcliff's must have been a large workshop as they were making cameras for a number of companies as well as selling them under their own name.

Ian