Lot Essay
This camera is, to date, the only known example of the Argus camera and appears to be the camera shown in the above reference. The camera dates to 1921.
Details
MORSOLIN, Turin
A 35mm. Argus camera no. 130 with alloy and black leather covered body, collapsable optical finder, helical focusing and a F. Koristka Equator anastigmat f/6.3 5cm. lens no. 80722.
A 35mm. Argus camera no. 130 with alloy and black leather covered body, collapsable optical finder, helical focusing and a F. Koristka Equator anastigmat f/6.3 5cm. lens no. 80722.
Literature
Antonetto & Malavolti (n.d.), Made in Italy, p. 109 no. 153.