Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc.
Live Auction

March 20, 2024: Americana - Day One

Wed, Mar 20, 2024 09:00AM EDT
  • Cameras/Film
Lot 433

ANTIQUE FOLMER GRAFLEX NATIONAL SERIES II MINIATURE CAMERAS, LOT OF TWO

Estimate: $80 - $120
Sold for
$159.90
Sold Price includes BP

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $10
$200 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

ANTIQUE FOLMER GRAFLEX NATIONAL SERIES II MINIATURE CAMERAS, LOT OF TWO, black plastic/leather coated metal bodies and some satin chrome hardware, specially designed Roll film backs accepting 2 1/4" x 2 1/2" film, with Bausch & Lomb f:3.5 Tessar lenses, one camera in a marked original cardboard box with a manual inside and the other in a luxurious leather case with additional accessories including carrying case, strap, extra back, lens filters, a Bausch & Lomb f:6.3 140mm Telephoto lens with accompanying manuals, etc. Cameras produced 1934-1941. 11 1/4" x 6 1/2" x 7 1/4" case (larger).

Condition

Very good visual condition with age-related wear to bodies and cases of both examples, with moderate corrosion visible, and with especially heavy losses and peeling to leather of cardboard-boxed example, whose box is also falling apart; hoods and bellows both seems to operate well, but shutters seem difficult to operate, and cameras have not been tested for functionality (see Catalogue Guarantee).