Newman & Guardia
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Newman & Guardia were a British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 manufacturer of camera
Camera
A camera is a device that records and stores images. These images may be still photographs or moving images such as videos or movies. The term camera comes from the camera obscura , an early mechanism for projecting images...

s and other fine instruments including early aircraft
Aircraft
An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air, or, in general, the atmosphere of a planet. An aircraft counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines.Although...

 instruments.

The company was in existence between 1893 and 1956 and may have continued beyond that date.

It was a prolific producer of cameras aimed at a knowledgeable and demanding clientele. Although most were hand-held plate cameras, the company also produced some field, roll-film and specialist cameras.

The following is a list of models known to have been produced:

  • Nydia (1900)
  • Cyclops (manufactured by Nettel)
  • Single Lens reflex
  • Folding reflex
  • Long body Reflex camera
  • New ideal Sibyl
  • New Special Sibyl
  • Postcard Sibyl
  • Baby Sibyl
  • Sibyl Deluxe
  • Sibyl Excelsior
  • Sibyl imperial Mod. 8 +9
  • Sibyl stereo
  • Sibyl Vitesse
  • Special Sibyl
  • Special stereoscopic roll film Sibyl (custom made)
  • Trellis
  • Universal Twin Lens Pattern
  • Universal Pattern B
  • Universal Special B
  • Universal Deluxe
  • Stereo Universal camera

  • W.1. M.P.H. No. 1805 BW mark IV A – Air speed indicator
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