Dallmeyer Dual

The Dallmeyer Dual is a 4.5×6 folding camera, sold in 1931. It has a strange aspect, with vertically oriented barn doors and a lens plate mounted on scissor struts. The lens is a Dallmeyer Dalmac Anastigmat 3"/3.5, and the shutter is a Compur rimset T, B, 1–250 with selftimer. They are mounted on a focusing helical. The metal body is leather covered, there is a folding frame finder and a folding leg with a curved shape.

Serial numbers:

• s/n D109 (eBay auction), lens no.143137
• s/n D125 (Westlicht auction no.11 26/5/2007), lens no.143365
• s/n D154 (Christies auction 11/3/1993, again at Westlicht auction no.9 20/5/2006), lens no.143852
• s/n D210 (eBay auction), lens no.145891

Bibliography

• Channing, Norman and Dunn, Mike. British Camera Makers. An A-Z Guide to Companies and Products. London : Parkland Designs, 1996. ISBN 0-9524630-0-8. P. 40.