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About Kenneth Corfield
- Sir Kenneth George Corfield (27 January 1924 – 11 January 2016) was a British camera engineer and industrialist.Born in Rushall near Walsall, Corfield attended the South Staffordshire College of Advanced Technology and worked in management development in ICI Metals division from 1946-1950.
- From 1950 to 1960 Kenneth and his brother John established K G Corfield Ltd.
- which manufactured the Periflex camera in Wolverhampton before moving the factory to Ballymoney, Northern Ireland.It also imported Exacta Varex and Minox cameras from East Germany.
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- Corfield Ltd produced the Periflex camera from March 1953.
- After camera production ceased he joined Standard Telephones and Cables, becoming Chairman and CEO.
- He was later involved in developing the Architect camera and, in partnership with Brian Gould, he purchased the Gandolfi company in 1982 to ensure its future.
- Corfield was the chair of the Science Museum Committee which selected Bradford as the home for the National Museum of Photography, Film & Television, later the National Media Museum in 1982. Corfield was knighted in 1980.
- He died at the age of 91 on 11 January 2016.
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