Zeiss Ikon TENAX 1 prototype

Description

The strangest camera in my vintage collection of Zeiss items.  This was obtained about 50 years ago and was claimed to be a prototype for the Tenax I camera.  We were told that it was assembled from parts of a Tenax II camera and hand assembled by Zeiss.  The camera is approx 24mm square format.  Note that many parts are similar to those on Tenax II cameras but have differences.    Some also have parts that look like they came from a microscope camera.  Also notable is that the emblem has round "s" not the usual pre war type.  This is not a recent fabrication as we have had it from about 1979 til now.