Lot Essay
The Canon Hansa camera was intrdocued in 1935 and was made to 1940 with around 1100 examples being made. Lens mounts are numbered from 55 to 5200. It was the first formal production Canon camera.
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Canon Hansa camera
chrome, with pop-up viewfinder, the top plate with A-R engraving, the baseplate numbered 2423, the lens mount numbered 905, with a Nippon Kogaku chrome Nikkor f/3.5 5cm. lens no. 50609, in maker's ever ready case; a delayed-timer marked HC HANSA, THE BACK MARKED JAP. PAT. NO. 363919:366274 IN RED-METAL CASE MARKED HANSA; three filters each in case marked HANSA
chrome, with pop-up viewfinder, the top plate with A-R engraving, the baseplate numbered 2423, the lens mount numbered 905, with a Nippon Kogaku chrome Nikkor f/3.5 5cm. lens no. 50609, in maker's ever ready case; a delayed-timer marked HC HANSA, THE BACK MARKED JAP. PAT. NO. 363919:366274 IN RED-METAL CASE MARKED HANSA; three filters each in case marked HANSA
Literature
Peter Dechert (1985), Canon Rangefinder Cameras 1933-1968, pp. 34-36.
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