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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 | + | 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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Revision as of 22:38, 13 October 2010
A 6x9 folding, 120 format camera produced in 1946 by the Vokar Corporation[1]. 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:
- a 75mm f4.5 fixed focus Meniscus lens in a simple Instant and Bulb shutter.
- a 75mm f4.5 lens in a US-made shutter (not identified as yet)[2]
The camera is built-identical with the 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.[3]
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