Contessa Nettel folding bellows camera

Made:
circa 1932 in Stuttgart
maker:
Contessa-Nettel AG
Contessa Nettel folding bellows camera

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Contessa Nettel folding bellows camera for rollfilm No.116 2 1/2 x 4 1/4". Drop-front pull-out standard. Lever below lens moves front standard. Focus range 5ft to infinity. Fitted with Contessa Nettel Constigmat F.6.3 130mm f.1 mounted in an ever set Derval shutter with speeds 1sec 1/100 B. & T. With brilliant waist-level optical viewfinder attached to lens standard. Made of aluminium with a black leather covering. With leather carrying case. c.1932

Details

Category:
Photographic Technology
Collection:
Arthur Frank Collection
Object Number:
1979-559/193
Materials:
aluminium (metal) and leather
Measurements:
Camera: 213 mm x 91 mm x 42 mm,
Case: 235 mm x 143 mm x 53 mm,
type:
rollfilm camera
credit:
The Arthur Frank Collection