Re: "Torpedo Camera?"

[Simon Nathan <simonwide@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

dear julian:  it was sold in the latter fifties
by burke and james (nickname-bunk and junk) in chicago as royal panoram.
two lenses, standard lens and compur dial set f.6.8  goertz dagor.
torpedo training camera was its original purpose. it was sold in london
in raw form at war surplus harringays. write directly to me and i shall
fill you in quite a bit more without upsetting any one for lack of computer
talk.
i used this 1959 through 1961 , improved what
i made next. cover of  book  "life's guid to paris"  made
with 1961 follow on camera  which had their magazines. simon nathan.

julian clothier wrote:

Kia ora list, Gidday from New Zealand.
Nice to see we are starting to become human again eh?

Can someone please inform me just what a "Torpedo Camera" is and where I may
find a reference etc. I've looked up various camera collecting refenece
books and don't seem to be able to find any info at all. Maybe someone has a
website with a picture . Also the Lab/shop I work in has a Fuji 617 mint
cond for sale and I replied directly to Steve Cook's list mail request the
other day with info etc. Thanks for any help re above. Julian.