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'''Nagel Librette 74''' is a [[Folding]] bed film camera, and manufactured by [[Nagel]] Werke, Stuttgart, Germany produced between 1930-33
==Specifications==
*Model: c.1930
*Format: 120 roll,  6x9cm
*Engravings on top of the camera, camera leg, back cover and under the lens standard: Nagel logo 
*The ID of the camera is easy due to the Engraving on the hand grip: Nagel 74 
*Lens: '''Nagel-Anastigmat''' 105mm f/4.5, the front element of the lens has screw mount, Aperture: f/4.5-f/25, 
*Focusing: bellows focusing, distance scale and lever on the right inside of the front cover; Focus range: 1.2-10m +inf.
*Shutter: [[Ibsor]] leaf shutter, speeds: 1-1/125 + B&T, (DRP marking on front of the lens-shutter barrel), setting: dial on top of the lens-shutter barrel
*Cocking and Shutter release: by the same lever on the lens-shutter barrel, for speeds press once then release the lever, the shutter cocks, opens and closes
*Viewfinders:
** Waist level brilliant finder, turning 90 degrees to left on its own axis for landscape pictures, w/ a red spirit level
**Sports finder: A big wire sports finder, hinged on the lens standard and used with a frame on a pull-out tab, on the left side of the camera, 
*Bellows: single-extension
*Back cover: remowable with whole box except right plate of the camera, w/ red window, opens by a knob with A and Z marks on the left plate of the camera, when the knob on A, pull-out by holding the right plate of the camera
*Other: Tripod sockets: old type 3/8 inch; Lugs for leather hand grip
*Body: metal;  Weight: 568g

==History==
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'''Librette 74''' produced with many different lens and shutter combinations, like Nagel Anastigmat, Laudar or Xenar f/4,5 & 6,3 105mm  lenses and Nagel, Pronto or Compur shutters. Also there are black or brown coverings.

Dr.[[Nagel]]-Werke founded by Dr.August Nagel in 1928. 

Dr. A.Nagel founded or merged with several camera factories. In 1908 [[Drexler & Nagel]] was founded by him, a camera maker based in Stuttgart, Germany.
In 1909 it was renamed to Contessa Camerawerke or Contessa Camerawerke Drexler & Nagel. 

In 1919 the company bought the Nettel Camerawerk and it operated under the [[Contessa-Nettel]] name from 1919 until 1926. 

Then Dr.Nagel was one of the co-founders of  [[Zeiss Ikon]] in 1926. 

He left Zeiss Ikon in 1928 and founded his own company.

In 1932, [[Eastman Kodak]]  bought this business and established it in Stuttgart as [[Kodak AG]], with Dr. Nagel as its managing director and design head.
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==Links==
*[https://www.photo.net/discuss/threads/nagel-librette-74-luxus-dr-august-nagels-meisterstuck.478279/ Nagel Librette 74 Luxus review] at [https://www.photo.net/ Photo.net]
*[http://www.bnphoto.org/bnphoto/Nagel-Werke.htm Kodak Cameras]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180504131647/http://www.ukcamera.com/classic_cameras/Kamerahersteller/contessadrex.htm At Uk Camera] (archived)

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