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

March 20, 2024: Americana - Day One

Wed, Mar 20, 2024 09:00AM EDT
  • Cameras/Film
Lot 430

ANTIQUE / VINTAGE GRAFLEX, INC. CROWN / CENTURY GRAPHIC CAMERAS, LOT OF TWO

Estimate: $80 - $120
Sold for
$135.30
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 / VINTAGE GRAFLEX, INC. CROWN / CENTURY GRAPHIC CAMERAS, LOT OF TWO, black bodies and some chrome hardware, Graflok backs accepting 2 1/4" x 3 1/4" film currently with hinged-flap focusing hoods, Crown with serial number 709497 and Century serial number 515970, the former equipped with a Graflex Optar f:4.5 101mm lens plus a Kalart rangefinder, and the latter with a Graflex Tele-Optar f:5.6 20cm lens which, when equipped, prevents the camera from closing. Together with a couple loose advertisements for the Century Graphic 23. Cameras produced 1947-1973. 5" x 2 1/4" x 5 3/4" cases (closed, not counting accessories).

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 Crown with excessive wear/corrosion to left rear edge of body; cameras' mechanical parts each appear to operate relatively smoothly except some adjustment mechanisms of Century seem stuck and lensboard will not come out; bellows both seems to operate well, cameras have not been tested for functionality (see Catalogue Guarantee).