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

March 20, 2024: Americana - Day One

Wed, Mar 20, 2024 09:00AM EDT
  • Cameras/Film
Lot 419

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

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 / VINTAGE GRAFLEX, INC. CROWN / SPEED GRAPHIC CAMERAS, LOT OF TWO, black leather bodies/hardware and some chrome components, Graflok or Graphic backs accepting 4" x 5" film currently with hinged-flap focusing hood or sheet holder, Crown with serial number 940089 and Speed Graphic "Special" having serial number 831107, the former equipped with a Graflex Optar f:4.7 135mm lens, and the latter with a Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar f:4.7 135mm lens and Kalart rangefinder, the Speed Graphic Special is in a blue and gold cardboard box which may or may not match. Cameras produced 1947-1973. 9" x 9 1/2" 5 1/2" cardboard box.

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 and buckles of strap; 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).