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A 6x9 folding, 120 format camera produced in 1946 by the [[Vokar]] Corporation<ref>[http://wphs-tucson.blogspot.com/2009/06/argus-vershoor-and-vokar.html Western Photographic Historical Society]</ref>. The camera has a plastic body with metal top and bottom plates decorated with Art Deco motfs. Film advance and rewind knobs are on the top plate. Lugs for carry straps are absent, but a single ring is provided on the completely removable back. A number of lens variations are known:
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The '''Wigrin Deluxe''' was sold by [[Caspeco|Camera Specialty Company]] of New York City<REF>The address for Camera Specialty Co. appears as 50 W. 29th Street, New York, in their December 1947 ad and the Wirgin Junior manual, both linked below.</REF>. This was an enterprise founded by emigré Max Wirgin after the nationalization of [[Wirgin|Gebrüder Wirgin]] during the Nazi period in Germany. The Wirgin Deluxe cameras were simple plastic folding cameras making 6x6 images on 120 film (not 6x9 as is sometimes stated).
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* a 75mm f4.5  fixed focus [[Meniscus_lens| Meniscus]] lens in a simple Instant and Bulb shutter.
 
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* a 75mm f4.5  lens in a US-made shutter (not identified as yet)<ref>see this image http://www.flickr.com/photos/heritagefutures/5079557316/in/pool-camerapedia/</ref>
 
  
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Two body styles of the "American" Wirgin folder are known. One  seems to be a name variant of the [[Voigt]]. This has a cast chrome top and bottom plate, and appears identical<REF>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/camerawiki/6071917666/in/pool-camerawiki A December 1947 advertisement] from ''Popular Photography'' magazine (Vol. 21, No. 6; page 12) shows this version, just branded "Wirgin," with a Wollensak Velostigmat f/4.5 lens.</REF> to the [[Vokar B]] produced in Ann Arbor, Michigan, by [[Vokar|Electronic Products Manufacturing Co.]]. 
  
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The camera is built-identical with the [[Vokar|Voigt Junior]] and was also sold in Germany badged as by [[Wirgin]] in Wiesbaden. It is one of the very few US-made but German-badged cameras.<ref>[http://www.cameramanuals.org/pdf_files/wirgin_junior.pdf Manual for the Wirgin Junior at OrphanCameras]</ref>
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However the body style shown in the example below has flat top & bottom plates with Art Deco styling motifs.  While this still has similarities to the Vokar folders, the Deco-styled Wirgin model has a hinged back, and lacks the "P-in-shield" mold mark found in the film compartment of the [[Vokar B]]. Whether this model has any Vokar connection is unclear. These models continued to be advertised into the 1950s.
  
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==Wirgin Deluxe variations==
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* Model 11 with a [[fixed focus]] "Meniscar" lens. This model also appears as the [[Wirgin Junior]] (just as the the [[Voigt Junior]] was a cheaper version of the [[Voigt]])
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* Wirgin Deluxe with Wirgin f/6.3  Anastigmat<REF>[http://www.wirgin.info/wirgin/deluxe.html Wirgin Deluxe] f/6.3 illustrated at [http://www.wirgin.info/ www.wirgin.info]</REF>
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* Model 45 has a Wirgin-branded f/4.5 anastigmat
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* Model 51 offered a Wollensak Velostigmat f/4.5 lens<REF>An example is [https://www.flickr.com/photos/192960589@N02/52104106147 pictured here], image by [https://www.flickr.com/photos/192960589@N02/ Dave's Dogma] on Flickr</REF>
  
  
 
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==Links==
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*[https://www.butkus.org/chinon/wirgin/wirgin_deluxe/wirgin_deluxe.htm Wirgin Deluxe User manual] at [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/ Butkus.org]
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Latest revision as of 05:44, 26 November 2023

The Wigrin Deluxe was sold by Camera Specialty Company of New York City[1]. This was an enterprise founded by emigré Max Wirgin after the nationalization of Gebrüder Wirgin during the Nazi period in Germany. The Wirgin Deluxe cameras were simple plastic folding cameras making 6x6 images on 120 film (not 6x9 as is sometimes stated).

Two body styles of the "American" Wirgin folder are known. One seems to be a name variant of the Voigt. This has a cast chrome top and bottom plate, and appears identical[2] to the Vokar B produced in Ann Arbor, Michigan, by Electronic Products Manufacturing Co..

However the body style shown in the example below has flat top & bottom plates with Art Deco styling motifs. While this still has similarities to the Vokar folders, the Deco-styled Wirgin model has a hinged back, and lacks the "P-in-shield" mold mark found in the film compartment of the Vokar B. Whether this model has any Vokar connection is unclear. These models continued to be advertised into the 1950s.

Wirgin Deluxe variations

  • Model 11 with a fixed focus "Meniscar" lens. This model also appears as the Wirgin Junior (just as the the Voigt Junior was a cheaper version of the Voigt)
  • Wirgin Deluxe with Wirgin f/6.3 Anastigmat[3]
  • Model 45 has a Wirgin-branded f/4.5 anastigmat
  • Model 51 offered a Wollensak Velostigmat f/4.5 lens[4]


5078965759_67394a5dd5.jpg 5079557316_6b7debbc82.jpg
Images by Dirk HR Spennemann (Image rights)

Notes

  1. ↑ The address for Camera Specialty Co. appears as 50 W. 29th Street, New York, in their December 1947 ad and the Wirgin Junior manual, both linked below.
  2. ↑ A December 1947 advertisement from Popular Photography magazine (Vol. 21, No. 6; page 12) shows this version, just branded "Wirgin," with a Wollensak Velostigmat f/4.5 lens.
  3. ↑ Wirgin Deluxe f/6.3 illustrated at www.wirgin.info
  4. ↑ An example is pictured here, image by Dave's Dogma on Flickr

Links

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