Lot 7:
Sold for: £22
Description
A collection of vintage cameras, equipment, and decorative items including photographic apparatus by Zeiss Ikon and Kodak. The group includes a Zeiss Ikon Box Tengor medium format camera with a black leatherette covered metal body, featuring a faceplate marked BOX TENGOR and ZEISS IKON, with a lens surround reading GOERZ FRONTAR D.R.P. It is accompanied by a worn brown leather carrying case with a metal clasp. Also included is a Kodak Brownie 127 Outfit in its original red and white cardboard presentation box, the black Bakelite camera faceplate marked KODAK DAKON LENS ‘BROWNIE’ 127 CAMERA, accompanied by a patterned soft case. The collection further comprises a black Bakelite Kodak Baby Brownie, a silver-tone Canon Digital IXUS 95 IS compact camera with a black soft pouch, two pyramid-style mechanical wooden metronomes, and a black lacquered Japanese style musical jewellery box. The jewellery box features hand-painted mountain and pagoda scenes, two side cabinets with drawers, and a central mirrored compartment with a dancing figurine, lined with blue fabric.
Condition report:
The Zeiss Ikon camera shows significant paint loss to the metal edges and peeling leatherette, while its leather case is heavily worn with cracked leather and missing stitching to the strap (photo 1). The Kodak Brownie 127 presentation box is heavily damaged with torn edges and tape marks (photo 2). The Baby Brownie shows surface dust and light scratches (photo 1). The wooden metronomes exhibit surface wear and scratches to the wood, and the clear plastic cover of one unit shows light scuffing (photo 4). The jewellery box shows some loss to the lacquer on the edges (photo 5). All mechanical and electronic items, including the cameras, metronomes, and musical box, are untested.
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