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Big Old Box

This large beauty has the distinction of being one of 3 of the first Zeiss labeled Box Tengor cameras ever released. At over 95 years old, it still performs perfectly. Bet you won't!

 

Zeiss Ikon Box Tengor 760

Vertical viewfinders

116 6.5x11cm Box Camera

Goerz-Frontar Achromat 130mm

2-element uncoated lens

Fixed-focus, Selectable pull-tab aperture f11, 18, 25

T, 1/25 sec. Instantaneous Rotary shutter

Made in Germany (1927-29)

 

Without Bulb, Cable release, or Tripod socket

Lever trips shutter in each direction

 

Sometimes we lose context in our critiques and judge these vintage cameras like they are new models on the shelf. It shouldn’t matter now what the comparisons were between them 50 to 100 years ago, or how they may compare to cameras made today. Now they are all beautiful collector items and an important part of history!

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Uploaded on November 12, 2022
Taken on November 10, 2022