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Kodak RETINA I - #126 - KODAK ANASTIGMAT lens {1:3.5 - f=5cm} - circa 1936 RARE

$ 68.61

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Series: Kodak Retina
  • Format: 6x9
  • Model: Model #126
  • Color: Black
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
  • Brand: Kodak
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

    Description

    Kodak RETINA I - #126 - KODAK ANASTIGMAT lens {1:3.5 - f=5cm} - RARE - circa 1936-7
    Camera serial number =
    64117K
    Lens serial number = 243146
    Condition: "Used/Vintage" -- offered "as is".
    Manufactured circa 1936-7 for Kodak in Germany, this model camera was the first in the Retina series to be made with a chrome top plate (see picture #4).
    The rest of the bright work is nickel finish.
    Comes with screw-in shutter release plunger (rarely found) - see photos #2&3.
    Compur-Rapid shutter is operable, but sticky at lower speeds.
    Diaphragm is operable and adjusts smoothly.
    Lens shows light haze consistent with its age.
    Overall, an excellent specimen that will greatly please the Retina collector.
    Ships USPS priority mail.