Antiques and Collectables
Lot 101:
Description
A pair of early to mid-20th-century folding bellows cameras, each presented in its original brown leather half-case with attached straps. The first camera is identified as a Kodak Vigilant Junior Six-20 Folding Camera, an American model featuring a black metal and leatherette body. Its lens assembly is marked “KODAK” and “KODETTE II SHUTTER, ” and it is equipped with a distinctive cream-colored plastic viewfinder. The second camera is a German-made Zeiss Ikon Contessa-Nettel model, with a black metal body and a leatherette covering. Its lens assembly clearly displays “Zeiss Ikon” and “CONTESSA-NETTEL A-G STUTTGART, ” with visible shutter speed settings of “15 25 50 100 200” and “B T”. Both cameras show consistent signs of age but appear to be complete and unrestored.
Condition report:
Both cameras are in good, complete, and unrestored condition, consistent with their age. Minor surface wear and rubbing are visible on the metal and leather components of both cameras and their respective cases.
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