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A lovely 'find' this weekend at a junk sale, for less than a Starbucks Coffee!
A flat bed 'vest pocket' camera from almost 100 years ago, and in good order.
The black enamel (added later?) shows some brass and nickel by now, but that's to
be expected! and adds to the lovely patina. Complete with original shutter
release cable, which folds away with the lens/bellows into the camera body.
I believe this camera originally was covered with black leather, and at some
later stage stripped and painted with a black lacquer (quite professionally it seems)
The carry strap seems to have been added at a later date too, but everything else
is original. I removed and cleaned the front and rear elements of the Wollensak
lens and they are scratch and haze free. The shutter works nicely. The widest
aperture is ƒ8 ... a little "slow" ... and the smallest is ƒ128. :-)
More news. The first image from this camera is HERE
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