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9x12cm, Alpin with Kollinear III 6.8/132mm
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The Alpin[1] are horizontal folding bed plate cameras made by Voigtländer (Braunschweig/Germany) from 1907 to 1928.[2] The cameras had double and later triple extension bellows. A Teletubus with 2½× magnification could be mounted inside the unfolded camera. Tourists liked the camera because it was quite compact when folded; provided a horizontal format suitable for landscapes and group photographs' and it was made of light metal. It was produced in two plate sizes (9x12 and 10x15, the latter for panorama and stereo imagery) and offered in a wide variety of lens combinations.

The design of the Voigtländer Alpin influenced other camera manufacturers to create similar cameras. A close copy of the second version is Rokuoh Sha's' horizontal Lily which was offered from 1916 to 1930. Similar developments are the Ica Toska 9x12 and (10 x 15, panorama & stereo 1914), the Bentzin Rechteck Primar (10 x 15 stereo, ~1912), and the Laack ¶¶ (9x12 and stereo). 

check Neat Lily end date of offering in my Rokuoh Sha Catalogues.

see also this so far unidentified French horizontal folding bed camera (mine): 
 possibly a German body (note the focussing wheel INSIDE the front plate
 has French-supplied Berthiot Special 105mm f/4.5 (sn # 502651) in  Gitzo 2R  shutter
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/heritagefutures/5464782666/

9x12 format

The rectangular front standard of the camera has a flat upper and lower margin and allows for rise and fall. Lateral movements are no enabled.

The camera has two tripod sockets, one on the base and one on the left hand side of the camera. 

DISCUSS spelling Kollinear vs Collinear

 Find these refs:
 BJA 1906, p. 1370B; 
 BJA 1907, pp. 904, 1347; 
 BJA 1909, p. 1119; 
 BJA 1910, p. 1068; 
 BJA 1912, p. 1076; 
 BJA 1913, pp. 740, 1098; 
 BJA 1925, p. 746.

 Müller, Klaus-D.  (XXXX) Voigtländer & Sohn  Optische Anstalt Braunschweig. Objektive und Apparate 1840 - 1939. Photographica Bibliothek vol. 3, p. 186, 187, 249
 The Camera vol. 18, p. 753

Version 1, 1905-07

This model has a pop-up Newton finder at the top left, which, when folded down, is fully inside the casing. The finder frame is quadrangular with a thin cross-hair etched in. There appears to be no aiming device at the rear of the camera.

Normal extension only ? 

 CHECK ACCURATE WHEN FOLDED DOWN< ASK

The first version introduced in 1905 carried the name of the camera between (German-style) quotation marks („Alpin”) at the top left of the front standard, and the name and place of the manufacturer at the top right as a two-line inscription (Voigtländer, | Braunschweig). 


„Alpin”  normal script and Voigtländer | Braunschweig normal script  
   Collinear III f/6.8 12cm    (sn 83546) in Koilos    lens date:1906  Kazutaka Tsutsui on Flickr; see also Alpin 
   Collinear III f/6.8 12cm               in Koilos                    Breker March 2006, Lot 122
   Collinear III f/6.3 12cm               in Compound                  http://camerascollection.blogspot.com.au/2011/03/voigtlander-alpin.html
   Voigtländer Cooke Linse     (sn 90101) in Koilos    lens date:1907  http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/888527 Breker April 2005 Lot 231 (red bellows)

Lens options

The first version of the Alpin was offered with three focal lengths, 120mm, 135mm and 150mm, all set in either B&L Automat, Compound or Koilos shutters:

120mm

  • Collinear f/6.3 120mm
  • Dynar f/5.5 120mm
  • Triple Anastigmat f/7 120mm

135mm

  • Collinear f/6.3 135mm
  • Dynar f/5.5 135mm
  • Triple Anastigmat f/7 135mm

150mm

  • Dynar f/5.5 150mm
  • Triple Anastigmat f/7 150mm
This is a work in progress.

Version 2, 1908-28

The camera has a fold-up Newton finder at the top left, which, when folded down, is external, but flush with the casing. The top of the finder frame has a an apex, while the glass has red cross-hairs etched in. The leather hand strap, with an embossed 'Voigtländer' name tag, is at the right hand side of the body. The fold-out cover for the focussing screen is embossed „Alpin”. The catch for the front door is released by pressing a button on the top plate. The second extension is moved via a large focussing wheel at the right fore edge of the fold-down front door. This model was produced until 1928.[3]

Sales History

Based on available catalogues and advertisements in journals and newspapers, the Alpin was distributed in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the USA, and ¶¶. Intriguingly, the situation in France was rather different, however, where Voigtländer was apparently not stocked by the main French camera houses until 1927/28 [4]. Thus there are no listings for the Alpin in the catalogues of any of the major Paris retailers such as Omnium-Photo, Photo-Hall, Photo-Plait, Photo-Sport or Tiranty. The only French listings of the Alpin that could be found occurred pre World War I, contained in the catalogue of the mail order house Manufacture Français d'Armes et Cycles de Saint-Ètienne[5] 


PRICES (for endnotes)

GERMANY
 Collinear f/6.3 12cm in Koilos:
     1912–RMk 230 (1912 Advertisement);
 Dynar f/5.5 135mm in Koilos:
     1912–RMk 205 (1912 Advertisement);
USA
  Collinear f/6.3 in Koilos:
     1908–US$ 60 (Burr McIntosh Monthly (New York), vol. 18 nº 69, December 1908).—
  Collinear f/6.3 in Compur:
     19xx—US$ 75 (Advertisement Motion Picture Apparatus Co, New York)
  Heliar f/4.5 135mm in Compur:
     19xx—US$ 80  (Advertisement Motion Picture Apparatus Co, New York)
FRANCE
   Collinear f/6.3 in Koilos:
     1908 & 1909–FFrancs 263; 1910–FFrancs 300 (Catalogue Manufacture Français d'Armes et Cycles de Saint-Ètienne 1908, p. 587; 1909, p. 475; 1910, p. 526).—
   Dynar f/5.5 135mm in Koilos:
     1908 & 1909–FFrancs  220; 1910–FFrancs  258 (Catalogue Manufacture Français d'Armes et Cycles de Saint-Ètienne 1908, p. 587; 1909, p. 475; 1910, p. 526).—
SWITZERLAND
  Kollinear III f/6.8 132mm in Compur:
      1927–CHF 276 (Hausamann & Co [1927] Hand- und Preisbuch. St. Gallen (Switzerland): Hausamann & Co. p. 124).—
  Dynar f/5.5 135mm in Compur:
       1927–CHF 264 (Hausamann & Co [1927] Hand- und Preisbuch. St. Gallen (Switzerland): Hausamann & Co. p. 124).—
  Heliar f/4.5 135mm in Compur:
       1927–CHF 294 (Hausamann & Co [1927] Hand- und Preisbuch. St. Gallen (Switzerland): Hausamann & Co. p. 124).—
  Collinear Satzanastigmat with 6 different focal lengths f/7 to f/12.5:
       1927–CHF 366 (Hausamann & Co [1927] Hand- und Preisbuch. St. Gallen (Switzerland): Hausamann & Co. p. 124).—

Variants

Three lettering variations of the front standard have been observed:
Lettering Type A: normal script: „Alpin” at left and Voigtländer (with 'Braunschweig' below) at right (~1908)
Lettering Type B: running script horizontal: „Alpin” at left and Voigtländer (with top swirl from the 'r' ) at right (1909–1914)
Lettering Type C: running script set at 30° inclination: „Alpin” at left and Voigtländer (with top swirl from the 'r' ) at right (1914–1930)

The new Alpin was first advertised in the German press in 1909. 

„Alpin”  normal script and Voigtländer | Braunschweig normal script  
   Collinear III f/6.3 132mm   (sn 99071) in Compound  lens date:1908  eBay 320965243662 (August 2012)
   Dynar f/5.5 120mm                      in Koilos                    http://voigtlander.pagesperso-orange.fr/anglais/alpinA.htm

„Alpin”  running script horizontal, and Voigtländer running script horizontal 
   Collinear III f/6.8 12cm       (sn 101422) in Koilos      lens date:1908  eBay 350485857317 (September 2011)
   Collinear III f/6.8 4¾inch     (sn 105058) in Compound    lens date:1909  Kazutaka Tsutsui via Flickr
   Collinear III f/6.8 132mm      (sn  98496) in Compound    lens date:1908  Photo Rahn Photographica Auction 5 Lot 424
   Collinear III f/6.8 132mm      (sn 103198) in Compound    lens date:1909  W Boisen via Flickr
   Collinear IIInº2 f/6.8 4¾inch  (sn  84424) in Koilos      lens date:1906  eBay 200800224776 (August 2012) with US Patent nº
   Dynar f/5.5 12cm               (sn  84815) in B&L Automat lens date:1906  http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/site/entry_C301.html
   Dynar f/5.5 12cm               (sn  88592) in Koilos      lens date:1907  Pierre Dalger



„Alpin”  running script 30° inclination, and Voigtländer with top swirl from the 'r' running script 30° inclination 
   Heliar f/4.5 13.5cm         (sn 169120) in Compur  lens date: 1921  http://www.cinci.de/einzel/59.html
   Heliar f/4.5 13.5cm         (sn 176778) in Compur  lens date: 1922  ebay  Feb 2012
   Heliar f/4.5 13.5cm         (sn 189992) in Compur  lens date: 1922  Kazutaka Tsutsui via Flickr
   Heliar f/4.5 13.5cm                     in Compur                   http://retronom.hu/node/22412
   Kollinear II.2 f/5.4 4¾inch (sn 127131) in Compur  lens date: 1914  eBay 350589311980 (August 2012)
   Collinear III f/6.3 12cm                in Compur                   http://camerascollection.blogspot.com.au/2011/03/voigtlander-alpin.html
   Kollinear III f/6.8 132mm   (sn 134783) in Compur  lens date: 1915  Fotoauktioner Auktion 26, October, 2012, Lot 191
   Kollinear III f/6.8 132mm   (sn 138148) in Compur  lens date: 1916  http://www.cinci.de/einzel/101.html
   Kollinear III f/6.8 132mm   (sn 140305) in Compur  lens date: 1917  http://www.cinci.de/einzel/101.html
   Kollinear III f/6.8 132mm   (sn 161564) in Compur  lens date: 1921  ebay 180864519313 (April 2012)
   Collinear III f/6.8 132mm               in Compur                   eBay 270910952019 (February 2012)
   Voigtar f/6.3 10.5cm [6]

 Goerz (Berlin) Dagor 130 mm lens ebay 370341407741  April 2010
This is a work in progress.

Lens options

This version of the Alpin was offered in various focal ranges, broadly speaking 120mm, 135mm and 150mm, all set in Compound, Koilos or Compur shutters:

105mm

  • Voigtar f/6.3 10.5cm[7]
WHAT IS THAT 105 version? not on record so far, local adapation? front standard has Alpin on it..would the 105 cover 9x12?

120mm

4¾inch (120.5 mm)

132mm

135mm

150mm

  • Dynar f/5.5 150mm
  • Triple Anastigmat f/7 150mm

Varied

  • Collinear Satzanastigmat with 6 different focal lengths f/7 to f/12.5[13].

Version 3, Alpin Rapid (~1925)

Protoype.[14] A camera with red, single extension bellows. The fold-down front bed has a deep recess to allow for the bulging Skopar in Turbo Shutter. The canera has red spirit-filled bubble levels on top and on left side. An expandable waist-level viewfinder mounted on the top of the camera. Fitted with Anastigmat Skopar f/4.5 13.5cm in Voigtländer Turbo Shutter

10 x15 format

Soon after the introduction of the 9x12 model, Voigtländer realised that there was a market for a wider format, more suitable for landscapes and group photographs. In consequence, the 10 x 15 version was introduced.

The camera has a fold-up Newton finder in the center, which, when folded down, is external, but flush with the casing. The top of the finder frame has an apex, while the glass has red cross-hairs etched in. 


10x15
  no text on front board
  Collinear f/6.3         (sn  97983) in Compound  lens date: 1907  Christies Sale 7145, March 1996, Lot 337
  Collinear f/6.3  16.5cm (sn 132247) in Compur    lens date: 1914  http://www.blende-und-zeit.sirutor-und-compur.de/thread.php?board=1&thread=5
  Collinear f/12.5 15cm   (sn 618505)              lens date:~1930  Westlicht nº 4, November 2003, Lot 360


Version 1, 1908-26

Lens options

The camera was offered in three focal lengths, 165mm, 180mm and 210mm, all set in either Compound or Koilos shutters:

165mm

180mm

210mm

Varied

  • Collinear Satzanastigmat with 6 different focal lengths

Version 2, 1926-28

Lens options

The camera was offered as a 'postcard' camera in three focal length, 165mm, 180mm and 210mm, all set in Compound or Compur shutters: 

Prices
Collinear f/6.3 165mm in Compur
  Switzerland  1927: CHF 404  (Hausamann & Co [1927] Hand- und Preisbuch. St. Gallen (Switzerland): Hausamann & Co. p. 125).—

Dynar f/5.5 165mm in Compur
  Switzerland  1927: CHF 390 (Hausamann & Co [1927] Hand- und Preisbuch. St. Gallen (Switzerland): Hausamann & Co. p. 125).—

Heliar f/4.5 165mm in Compur
  Switzerland  1927: CHF 442 (Hausamann & Co [1927] Hand- und Preisbuch. St. Gallen (Switzerland): Hausamann & Co. p. 125).—

Heliar f/4.5 180mm in Compur
  Switzerland  1927: CHF 462 (Hausamann & Co [1927] Hand- und Preisbuch. St. Gallen (Switzerland): Hausamann & Co. p. 125).—

Heliar f/4.5 210mm in Compound
  Switzerland  1927: CHF 526 (Hausamann & Co [1927] Hand- und Preisbuch. St. Gallen (Switzerland): Hausamann & Co. p. 125).—

Collinear Satzanastigmat with 6 different focal lengths, f.6.3 to f/12.5
  Switzerland  1927: CHF 492 (Hausamann & Co [1927] Hand- und Preisbuch. St. Gallen (Switzerland): Hausamann & Co. p. 125).—


165mm

180mm

210mm

Varied

  • Collinear Satzanastigmat with 6 different focal lengths, f.6.3 to f/12.5[20].
This is a work in progress.

10x15 format Stereo

The stereo version became available in 1911 and was offered until the end of production in 1928.[21] 

 It came in two versions, the pure stereo with dual lens an shutters and a three-lens version that allowed to take both stereo and (via a centrally placed lens) also panorama images. The body of the stereo camera was the same as that of the 10 x 15 format camera, with the exception that the stereo camera had a light tight partition to allow for two exposures (removable in the case of the three-lens version).

Double Lens:
Two Collinear f/6.3 105mm in Stereo Compur shutter for the stereo option.

Triple Lens:
Two Collinear f/6.3 105mm in Stereo Compur shutter for the stereo option and a centrally located Collinear III f/6.8 150mm for the Panorama option.[22]

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1908: 9x12 model with Koilos shutter
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Notes and References

  1. ↑ Spelled 'Alpine' in U.S. advertisements
  2. ↑ Still listed in Hausamann & Co (1927) Hand- und Preisbuch. St. Gallen (Switzerland): Hausamann & Co. p. 124-125.—No longer included in the 1930 Voigtländer catalogue ('Sein Stolz, eine Voigtländer.' Nr 2308/430. Braunschweig: Voigtländer & Sohn.
  3. ↑ No longer included in the 1930 catalogue ('Sein Stolz, eine Voigtländer.' Nr 2308/430. Braunschweig: Voigtländer & Sohn.
  4. ↑ The only exception are the irregular listings of the Voigtländer Stereoflektoscop.
  5. ↑ Manufacture Français d'Armes et Cycles de Saint-Ètienne 1908, p. 587; 1909, p. 475; 1910, p. 526.
  6. ↑ Seen in an on-line auction, Yahoo Japan, October 2012
  7. ↑ Seen in an on-line auction, Yahoo Japan, October 2012.
  8. ↑ Catalogue Manufacture Français d'Armes et Cycles de Saint-Ètienne 1908, p. 587; 1909, p. 475; 1910, p. 526 (catalogue page depicted in the catalogue section of the Alpin entry at Sylvain Halgand's site).
  9. ↑ Hausamann & Co (1927) Hand- und Preisbuch. St. Gallen (Switzerland): Hausamann & Co. p. 124.
  10. ↑ Catalogue Manufacture Français d'Armes et Cycles de Saint-Ètienne 1908, p. 587; 1909, p. 475; 1910, p. 526 (catalogue page depicted in the catalogue section of the Alpin entry at Sylvain Halgand's site).
  11. ↑ Hausamann & Co (1927) Hand- und Preisbuch. St. Gallen (Switzerland): Hausamann & Co. p. 124.
  12. ↑ Hausamann & Co (1927) Hand- und Preisbuch. St. Gallen (Switzerland): Hausamann & Co. p. 124.
  13. ↑ Hausamann & Co (1927) Hand- und Preisbuch. St. Gallen (Switzerland): Hausamann & Co. p. 124.
  14. ↑ From the former Voigtländer-Museum in Braunschweig. Breker September 2006, Lot 175; Breker Mach 2009, Lot 127
  15. ↑ Hausamann & Co (1927) Hand- und Preisbuch. St. Gallen (Switzerland): Hausamann & Co. p. 125.
  16. ↑ Hausamann & Co (1927) Hand- und Preisbuch. St. Gallen (Switzerland): Hausamann & Co. p. 125.
  17. ↑ Hausamann & Co (1927) Hand- und Preisbuch. St. Gallen (Switzerland): Hausamann & Co. p. 125.
  18. ↑ Hausamann & Co (1927) Hand- und Preisbuch. St. Gallen (Switzerland): Hausamann & Co. p. 125.
  19. ↑ Hausamann & Co (1927) Hand- und Preisbuch. St. Gallen (Switzerland): Hausamann & Co. p. 125.
  20. ↑ Hausamann & Co (1927) Hand- und Preisbuch. St. Gallen (Switzerland): Hausamann & Co. p. 125.
  21. ↑ No longer included in the 1930 catalogue ('Sein Stolz, eine Voigtländer.' Nr 2308/430. Braunschweig: Voigtländer & Sohn.
  22. ↑ Auktion Team Köln April 2002 Lot 831.— Collinear f/6.3 105mm (sn 112812 & 112813) Collinear III f/6.8 150mm (sn 112814) Westlicht 13, June 2008, Lot 498.—


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