Verascope camera
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Verascope camera

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Verascope camera
J. Richard, Paris; 45 x 107mm., early-model, gun-metal body with gilt-filled decorative engraving, wasitlevel finder, the film plate marked 8438, a pair of taking lenses, magazine back no. 8438 with matching gilt-filled engraving and top-mounted torpedo-type viewfinder, in maker's fitted leather case
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VAT rate of 17.5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer’s premium.

Lot Essay

Condition: 3B(ii)
Cosmetic: Light signs of wear.
Mechanical: Apparently working.
Lenses: Clean and clear, minor handling marks.

A small number of Verascope presentation models are known. This camera features the torpedo optical finder found on the early models up to 1899 mounted on the magazine back (which is matched to the camera). The engraving is contemporaneous to the camera.

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