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Nagel Folding Plate Camera with Pronto Shutter

Inventory Number 84401


Item type
Object
Makers
Nagel
Provenance
Pres. by Mr. & Mrs. Lockwood
Dimensions
Height: 94mm Width: 309mm Depth: 111mm Weight: 2085g
Inventory No
84401
Accession Number
1981-8/31

Description

A rectangular cardboard box containing accessories for a folding plate camera by Dr. Aug Nagel, Stuttgart, with Radionar lens (no. 495615) by Schneider, Kreuznach. The body of the camera is covered with fish skin, has a fish skin handle on one side and a steel rectangular fixing on the top. The box also contains a black cloth, an envelope with six small black metal plates, ten thin black metal plates, two black metal plates with rectangular compartments and four empty numbered envelopes.