Lot Essay
Nine examples of the Parva were made in 1947. This is the rarest Italian camera and one of the rarest of all subminiatures.
Details
SAN GIORGIO, Italy
A 16mm. Parva camera no. 201603 with matt-finish chrome body, shutter speeded P, 40, 100, 150, direct vision finder, a San Giorgio Essegi 2cm. f/3.5 lens and internal cloth shutter.
A 16mm. Parva camera no. 201603 with matt-finish chrome body, shutter speeded P, 40, 100, 150, direct vision finder, a San Giorgio Essegi 2cm. f/3.5 lens and internal cloth shutter.
Literature
White (1990), Subminiature photography, p. 94
Antonetto & Malavolti (n.d.), Made in Italy, p. 155, no. 290.
Antonetto & Malavolti (n.d.), Made in Italy, p. 155, no. 290.
Further details
See front cover illustration