Plaubel Makina Vest Pocket Kodak Camera

Made:
circa 1925 in Frankfurt am Main
maker:
Plaubel GmbH
Plaubel Makina Vest Pocket Kodak Camera

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Plaubel Makina vest pocket Kodak camera. Focusing by knurled know coupled to scissor movement. With specially designed Compur shutter. Cocking lever immediately below lens with rotating speed dial on right and release level on left. Original lens, Plaubel Anticomar F.2.8 75 f.1 missing. Unsuitable lens fitted at later date. With Albada optical direct vision viewfinder mounted on top. Manufactured by Plaubel about 1925.

Details

Category:
Photographic Technology
Collection:
Arthur Frank Collection
Object Number:
1979-559/35
Materials:
glass and metal (unknown)
Measurements:
overall: 84 mm x 100 mm x 39 mm,
type:
plate camera
credit:
The Arthur Frank Collection