I'd like to ask your help here. Could you recognize a prewar camera I have in my collection? This camera was bought 5 years ago from a man with two cameras in his handbag. The second camera was prewar Rolleicord with the date nick of year 1935.
Visually it looks like famous Fotokor-1, but is much bigger with the same frame 9x12. The camera has Gomz shutter with no markings on the lens. Viewfinder is centered, not right-sided as usual. The finish seems to be better than the identical Fotokor camera, with different outward details.
For me it seems to be the german camera with soviet shutter added indeed... Any ideas? Thank you!
Aidas You are right in the miscigenation of a german body and a soviet shutter - and lens? This is a camera with a typical construction of around 1930 . All manufacturer at this vintage built similar cameras, but they differ on the struds which were patented by them. The "C" spring behind the struds were both used by Balda and Ernemann. To me, this camera is closer to Balda but without afirming the true origin. A careful research in the body must be made. Regards LP
Unknown prewar camera
Posted - Feb 27 2008 : 08:22:43 AM
