Ruberg-Futuro
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| Ruberg-Futuro image by John Kratz (Image rights) |
The Ruberg-Futuro is a metal-bodied camera with a Bakelite screw-tube lens, made in Ruberg & Renner in Hagen, Germany, c.1933. The camera is fitted with a fix-focus Rodenstock Periskop f/11 lens. The everset shutter has T and I settings only. The Ruberg-Futuro takes 4x6cm exposures on 127 film. The top of the camera has a serrated film advance knob on the right and a simple flip-up frame viewfinder. When the helical focussing tube is fully extended, the viewfinder automatically pops up. The body of the camera is smooth and the ends are rounded. Some examples have red body covering.[1]
Name Variants
Observed name variants are
- Ruberg
- Ruberg-Futoro (possibly a branding for the English-language market)
- Hollywood (possibly a branding for the French market[2])
- Hollywood-Duplo [3]
- Witte Kat (for the Dutch market)[4]
Second Model
A second variant exists with a more angular body shape. In addition to name on the shutter face, many examples this variant also carried the name as a small tag affixed to the left front. The round film advance knob has frequently been substituted by a key. Colour variants observed are red and blue. [5] The paint exhibits a distinctive crackle pattern.
Name Variants
Observed name variants are
- Dixie (with knob instead)[6]
- Ruberg (with key[7] and with knob [8])
- Ruberg-Futuro
- Hollywood (possibly for the French market[9])
Notes & References
- ↑ Ruberg-Futuro on pbase.com
- ↑ A camera in hand has French inscriptions on the shutter face
- ↑ Sylvain Halgand's site
- ↑ 'Witte Kat'=White Cat, possibly branded for a Dutch distributor of batteries Dutch cameras
- ↑ Observed in on-line auctions
- ↑ Ruberg Dixie
- ↑ Seen in an on-line auction
- ↑ Seen in a Spanish on-line auction
- ↑ A camera seen in an on-line auction has French inscriptions on the shutter face
