Coronet Alliance

[Dany]

This quite rare Coronet box camera brings a lot of unanswered questions to a camera collector
It was made in France, probably by a company called Tiranty
Tiranty made a number of cheap cameras licensed from the British firm Coronet
The period of production is uncertain.
Why this name "Alliance" and the two flags on the front plate ? . Was it to commemorate a commercial deal between the two companies or an agreement between the two countries?
I made some searches. It seems that nobody knows anymore.

 

[Space Face]

Nice looking box. I remember my dad having something similar when I was a kid. Can't remember the make tho.

 

[Mike Drone]

Two things I do not like, linking and wiki (it's actually Fandom). Someone let me know if I have to remove it. Here is a page showing that the French made the camera after WWII after acquiring from England.

Tiranty Box Cameras (Coronet)

 

[Derrel]

Two things I do not like, linking and wiki (it's actually Fandom). Someone let me know if I have to remove it. Here is a page showing that the French made the camera after WWII after acquiring from England.

Tiranty Box Cameras (Coronet)

Good Google-Fu you have, Grasshopper.

 

[Dany]

When I started to collect, box cameras were snubbed by a majority of amateurs and could be obtained for ridiculous prices.
This is no longer the case today.
At the time, I could consequently acquire many box cameras
Here is another device from my collection signed Coronet and made in France ("eclair" means flash of lighting)

 

[webestang64]

Nice pieces Dany.