Photo & film cameras from the mid to late 1930's

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Zeiss Box-Tengor 54/15 

5415

First made by Goerz (1924), the 3 initial Box-Tengor models in the 54 series were continued after Goerz merged with 3 other firms to form Zeiss Ikon (1926).

[Affordable Zeiss quality]

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The hexagonal plate around the lens appeared with the release of the remoddeled variants of the 54 series in 1934.

5415

Rather rare in this 6,5 x 11 cm format, it could be dated anywhere from 1934 to 1938, when the 54/15 and 54/2 models were discontinued.

Zeiss Box-Tengor 54/2

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Zeiss Box-Tengor 55/2

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Replacing the 54/2 (and all other models in the 54 series), it came out in 1939 but saw limited production due to WW2 (making it quite rare).

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Easily recognisable by the rounded decoration around the lens, the post war models featured a chrome frame.

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Detail of the name and model marking on the back of the camera.

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Its succesor, the 56/2 made from 1951 to 1956, was the the last of the (by then some 30 year old) Box-Tengor family.

Eumig C3 (Solar), 8mm

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Released in 1937 the C3 was part of a revolutionary line of amateur camera's from the 1930's by the famous Eumig firm.
Note the "Made in Austria" mark on the chromed plate.

[C series]
[Eumig]

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Standard lens ( Solar 1:1,9 f*12,5 ) by the well known microscope builder C. Reichert, also based in Vienna (Eumig made lenses only after 1949).

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As the very interesting documentary "Mein krieg" shows, these small cameras accompagnied soldiers everywhere as they fitted easily in their waffenrock pockets.
Made in 1937 or early 1938, this C3 still runs fine after some 75 years.

[Made in Austria... or Germany?]
[Mein krieg]