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Folding camera Voigtländer

Also known as: Klappkamera Voigtländer

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Folding camera Voigtländer is held by Roscheider Hof Open Air Museum. Museum description: A folding camera by Voigtländer. A Bessa from around 1935. The lens, an Anastigmat by Voigtländer, is dirty on the inside, possibly from fungus.

The folding mechanism is somewhat stiff; it would need to be serviced. It is covered in genuine leather. The camera operates with 120 format 6x9 roll films The museum record gives measurements L: 150 mm B: 70 mm H:33 mm. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

Evidence at a glance

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Physical characteristics

Dimensions
L: 150 mm B: 70 mm H:33 mm

Technical characteristics

Technique
Stahlblech, Leder, Glaslinsen, Feinmechanik aus verschiedenen Metallen (Material/Technik)

Identification

Europeana id
/192/item_63G2ELITJNW5KQYIF2U2YH6K5H34VLL3
Museum object name
Klappkamera Voigtländer
Holding institution
Roscheider Hof Open Air Museum

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

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