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

March 20, 2024: Americana - Day One

Wed, Mar 20, 2024 09:00AM EDT
  • Cameras/Film
Lot 425

ANTIQUE GRAFLEX, INC. ANNIVERSARY SPEED GRAPHIC CAMERA IN CASE

Estimate: $100 - $200
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 GRAFLEX, INC. ANNIVERSARY SPEED GRAPHIC CAMERA IN CASE, black leather-coated and painted metal body and chrome hardware/trim, Anniversary model, Graphic back accepting 4" x 5" film currently with hinged-flap focusing hood, camera serial number 359647, equipped with a Graflex Optar f:4.7 135mm lens in a Wollensak/Folmer Graflex shutter, plus a Kalart rangefinder, camera accompanied by its brown leather case housing several additional accessories including four sheet film holders, a wooden Crown No. 1 tripod, a Graflite flash, two different sized reflectors, a Polaroid film pack in its box, and multiple instruction manuals/charts including a purchase order/work order for the camera, filled out by Graflex Inc. dated 1948. Camera produced 1940-1946. 19 1/2" x 9 1/4" x 11 1/2" case.

Condition

Case is in poor condition with major rips to stitching and falling apart in several places; camera and its components appear excellently maintained with just routine wear/nicking to paint especially to exterior back, shutter and aperture seem to operate relatively smoothly except at the slowest speeds, bellows extends easily with no apparent pinholes; but the camera has not been tested for functionality (see Catalogue Guarantee).