Bidspirit auction | Graflex Speed Graphic Folding Camera

Graflex Speed Graphic Folding Camera - Graflex Speed Graphic folding camera manufactured by The Folmer Graflex Corporation in Rochester, New York. Featuring a leatherette-wrapped wooden and metal body, collapsible bellows, wire frame view finder, and a side-mounted Kalart synchronized rangefinder, it comes equipped with a vintage German Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 13.5cm f/4.5 lens mounted in a Compur shutter. Pictured items include the full camera assembly with rangefinder, wire frame finder, lens board, shutter mechanism, and rear focusing hood. Physical condition exhibits heavy vintage wear, oxidation and patina on exposed metal hardware, finish rubbing, fraying and tearing along the cloth rear focusing hood, dust accumulation, and a broken rear ground glass back plate. Measures H 7.5”, W 8.25”, D 17” fully open, and H 7.5”, W 8.25”, D 4.25” when fully compacted. Please see photos for condition.