WWII 70mm Handheld Aerial Camera

Description:

WWII 70mm Handheld Aerial Camera, Model KE-28A, Chicago, c. 1942, including the body with shutter speeds from 1/30 to1/1000, f-stops from 2.8 to 32, crosshairs and dot aiming finder, 6-in. coated lens, red and yellow bayonet mount filters, all in a foam lined aluminum carrying case, ht. 11, wd. 11 1/2, dp. 12 in.

Note: The camera holds 15 feet of 70mm film which yields sixty 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. negatives.
Estimate $200-300

Camera winds and fires. F-stops work smoothly. Shutter speeds sound OK but have not been checked for accuracy.
The lens is : Curtis Laboratories, Inc., Stellar, 6 inch, f/2.8, Type 1.


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