Kenneth Corfield
Sir Kenneth George Corfield (27 January 1924 – 11 January 2016) was a British camera engineer and industrialist.[1]
Born in Rushall near Walsall,[2] 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.[3] K. G. Corfield Ltd produced the Periflex camera from March 1953.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] He died at the age of 91 on 11 January 2016.[7]
References
- ^ Obituary: Sir Kenneth Corfield (1924-2016). Accessed 27 January 2016.
- ^ Sir Kenneth Corfield, businessman - obituary - Telegraph Retrieved 2018-03-29.
- ^ http://corfield.port5.com/web/13121.htm Kenneth George Corfield. Accessed 29 January 2016.
- ^ The Corfield Story. Accessed 27 January 2016
- ^ Obituary: Arthur Gandolfi. Accessed 27 January 2016
- ^ http://corfield.port5.com/web/13121.htm Kenneth George Corfield. Accessed 29 January 2016.
- ^ Sir Kenneth Corfield, the man behind the ‘last successful’ British camera range, dies aged 91. amateurphotographer.co.uk. Accessed 27 January 2016.
