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Photo-Etui-Jumelle

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Photo-Etui-Jumelle
Franck-Valéry, Paris; 9 x 12cm., sprung-hinged clam-shaped body, black cloth bellows, pull-out waistlevel finder, lens and shutter, the body stamped PHOTO-ETUI-JUMELLE. F.V. BTé S.G.D.G. PARIS

Provenance

Nicolas Rauch S.A., La Photographie des origines au début du XXe siècle, Genève, 13 June 1961, lot 174.

Literature

J. P. Francesch et.al. (1993), Les Appareils Photographiques Français, p. 308, no. 1479.Eaton S. Lothrop (1973), A Century of Cameras, p. 68.
Lothrop & Auer (1978),Die Geheimkameras, p. 64, 66.

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Lot Essay

Condition: 5
Cosmetic: Heavy use and wear.

One previous example of this camera has been offered in Cameras and Photographic Equipment. The Property of a French Collector, 17 January 1997, lot 429.

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