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

March 20, 2024: Americana - Day One

Wed, Mar 20, 2024 09:00AM EDT
  • Cameras/Film
Lot 450

ANTIQUE FOLMER GRAFLEX PRE ANNIVERSARY SPEED GRAPHIC CAMERA

Estimate: $80 - $120
Sold for

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 PRE ANNIVERSARY SPEED GRAPHIC CAMERA, black leather coated wooden hardware and gray-toned metal trim/components, stationary Graphic back accepting 3 1/4" x 4 1/4" film currently with a hinged-flap focusing panel, camera serial number 226190, with intact leather strap side handle, equipped with a Kodak Anastigmat f:4.5 5 1/2in. lens in a Compur shutter, having a Hugo Meyer & Co. (New York) Model No. 2 range finger, the camera is in its original Folmer Graflex marked briefcase-shaped black leather case with purple velvet lining, having a sheet film back and two original manuals for the camera. Camera produced 1935-1939. 12" x 4 1/2" x 7 3/4" outer case.

Condition

Case in poor condition with top handle detached but present and with multiple separations and tears to dry leather lid; camera in excellent visual condition with significantly less than average wear to body and case, mostly limited to some cosmetic rubbing to brasses or paint loss in some areas, with some very light corrosion/oxidation to exterior metal components, primarily the side-handle attachments; mechanical parts each appear to operate relatively smoothly including shutter curtain, bellows seems to operate excellently, front shutter seems fully operational including cable release via plunger, but camera has not been tested for functionality (see Catalogue Guarantee).