Lot Essay
The innovative Kalart camera was launched on 29 January 1949. Gilbert states that a total of 1200 cameras were made before production ceased.
Details
KALART, Stamford, USA
A 3¼ x 4¼ inch Kalart press camera no. C.00949 with a Wollensak 127mm. f/4.5 lens no. 572402 in a Rapax shutter, two flash heads, instruction booklet and nine double darkslides, in maker's fitted leather case.
A 3¼ x 4¼ inch Kalart press camera no. C.00949 with a Wollensak 127mm. f/4.5 lens no. 572402 in a Rapax shutter, two flash heads, instruction booklet and nine double darkslides, in maker's fitted leather case.
Literature
George Gilbert, 'How the camera of tomorrow became the forgotten camera of yesterday' in Photographica, Vol. XXI, No. 4 (October, 1992), p. 3-7.