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Camera - Braun, 'Paxette', Nuremberg, Germany, circa 1951

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

circa 1951

The compact Paxette 35mm rangefinder camera, manufactured by Carl Braun, Camera-Werk, Nuremberg, Germany in the 1950s. It is equipped with a Staeble Kata F1:2.8, 45mm fixed lens with shutter speeds up to 1/200 sec.

Black and chrome 35mm camera, with aluminium body and covered in black leather. Flat top with milled film transport ring, shutter ring and integrated cold-shoe.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
1
Photograph views
4
Catalogue references
0

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Physical characteristics

Dimensions
120 mm (Width), 65 mm (Depth), 65 mm (Height)

Technical characteristics

Brand recorded
Braun
Maker recorded
Braun
Model recorded
Paxette

Identification

Candidate id
mv-379320
Museum object number
ST 32657
Source note
Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.

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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