Camera, Plaubel Makina IIIR, Frankfurt, 1949
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
circa 1949
Plaubel & Co. 'Makina IIIR', strut-folding, range finder camera, manufactured in Germany, circa 1949. Designed as a press camera, the Makina was able to take both roll film and single sheet film. It has an Anticomar 1:2.9 lens, with a Rapid-Compur shutter. The Plaubel Makina III was the last of the German-made Plaubel Makina cameras, manufactured between 1911 and 1960.
This Makina IIIR is an early model from around 1949. Chrome metal folding camera with collapsible front and back (open/ shut panel at rear that when open has a pop-out mechanism). The front of the camera expands on a metal frame when release button is pressed. Has both optical and wire frame viewfinders and a compur shutter/ lens. There is a pop-up rangefinder and interchangeable Anticomar lens for wide angle or telephoto attachments (with various numerical scales/ wheels). There is a shoulder strap that attaches at either side.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Chrome metal
- Dimensions
- Overall Dimensions: 6.5 mm (Length), 150 mm (Width), 110 mm (Depth), 70 mm (Height)
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Plaubel Feinmechanik und Optik, Frankfurt, Germany
Design
- Marks and inscriptions
- 'G. Schrader Frankfurt a M/ Plaubel Makina/ Made in Germany/ D.B.P. '. 'Rapid Compur Makins IIIR'. 'Frankfurt a M Made in Germany'. On lens; 'Plaubel Frankfurt a. M. 121447 Anticomar 1:2.9 f=100mm...'.
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Museums Victoria, Melbourne collection record for this single object (sentences kept verbatim apart from removed sale or rarity wording); how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Candidate id
- mv-723523
- Museum object name
- Camera - Plaubel & Co., 'Plaubel Makina IIIR', Frankfurt, Germany, circa 1949
- Holding institution
- Museums Victoria, Melbourne
- Museum object number
- HT 4175
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and dating against a specialist reference; this entry documents one recorded example.