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

March 20, 2024: Americana - Day One

Wed, Mar 20, 2024 09:00AM EDT
  • Cameras/Film
Lot 432

ANTIQUE FOLMER GRAFLEX SPEED GRAPHIC CAMERAS, LOT OF TWO

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 SPEED GRAPHIC CAMERAS, LOT OF TWO, black leather bodies/hardware and some chrome components, Graflex or Graphic backs accepting 3 1/4" x 4 1/4" film currently with hinged-flap focusing hoods, comprising one Pre-Anniversary model with serial number 238011 and an Anniversary model with no. 257959, the former equipped with a Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar f:6.3 13 1/2cm lens and early coupled range finder, and the latter with a Kodak Anastigmat f:4.5 127mm lens and Hugo Meyer Model No. 2C range finder. Cameras produced 1935-1946. 5 3/4" x 4" x 6 1/2" body closed (larger).

Condition

Good visual condition with about average wear to body and cases, mostly some cosmetic losses/peeling of leather or paint in some areas except both each with some rusting and/or fungus to a few interior or exterior case components; cameras' mechanical parts each appear to operate relatively smoothly except there is some definite sticking to shutters/curtains; bellows both seems to operate well, cameras have not been tested for functionality (see Catalogue Guarantee).