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| − | The '''Swiss-Box''' is a metal-bodied viewfinder camera for sixteen 3×4 cm pictures on [[127 film]]. It was made by the [[Suter]] company in Basel, Switzerland, in about 1941.<ref name=AJCC>[http://www.ajcc.gr.jp/sub1.41.html#Liliput Swiss-Box] in black finish, ''with'' the name on the body, and with three [[Liliput]] cameras, at the [http://www.ajcc.gr.jp/index.html All Japan Classic Camera Club].</ref> It has a focusing lens, scaled to 0.5 metres. It has a simple shutter, with the release lever on the right side of the body; McKeown states that this has to be moved through 90° to throw the shutter.<ref>{{McKeown12}} p909.</ref> There is a knurled film advance knob, and a reverse-Galilean viewfinder. The camera is painted in crackle-finish, and was made in several colours. | + | The '''Swiss-Box''' is a metal-bodied viewfinder camera for sixteen 3×4 cm pictures on [[127 film]]. It was made by the [[Suter]] company in Basel, Switzerland, in about 1941.<ref name=AJCC>[http://www.ajcc.gr.jp/sub1.41.html#Liliput Swiss-Box] in black finish, ''with'' the name on the body, and with three [[Suter Liliput|Liliput]] cameras, at the [http://www.ajcc.gr.jp/index.html All Japan Classic Camera Club].</ref> It has a focusing lens, scaled to 0.5 metres. It has a simple shutter, with the release lever on the right side of the body; McKeown states that this has to be moved through 90° to throw the shutter.<ref>{{McKeown12}} p909.</ref> There is a knurled film advance knob, and a reverse-Galilean viewfinder. The camera is painted in crackle-finish, and was made in several colours. |
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* [http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=4485180 Swiss-Box] in brown finish, without the name painted on the body, sold in May 2005 at [http://www.christies.com Christie's] in London. | * [http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=4485180 Swiss-Box] in brown finish, without the name painted on the body, sold in May 2005 at [http://www.christies.com Christie's] in London. | ||
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[[Category: 127 film]] | [[Category: 127 film]] | ||
[[Category: 3x4 box]] | [[Category: 3x4 box]] | ||
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The Swiss-Box is a metal-bodied viewfinder camera for sixteen 3×4 cm pictures on 127 film. It was made by the Suter company in Basel, Switzerland, in about 1941.[1] It has a focusing lens, scaled to 0.5 metres. It has a simple shutter, with the release lever on the right side of the body; McKeown states that this has to be moved through 90° to throw the shutter.[2] There is a knurled film advance knob, and a reverse-Galilean viewfinder. The camera is painted in crackle-finish, and was made in several colours.
Notes
- ↑ Swiss-Box in black finish, with the name on the body, and with three Liliput cameras, at the All Japan Classic Camera Club.
- ↑ McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover). p909.
Links
- Swiss-Box in brown finish, without the name painted on the body, sold in May 2005 at Christie's in London.
