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Auction House:Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:235
Sale Title:Antique & Collectable CamerasLots with images:160
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:157
Date:13-Apr-2014
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Leica (Fake): Attractive but strange gold-metal and polished timber Leica II camera [#10518, which would be a 1928 manufacture, if correct!] with fake Elmar f3.5 50 mm lens together with an eagle & swastika engraved lens cap. Also, a grey-metal, brass and snake-skin fake [#18290] camera. (2 cameras).
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Light Industrial Products (China): Seagull 4C, c1970s, Tlr camera for 120 rollfilm in maker's leather Erc. Also, a Fex (France) Ultra-Reflex, c1952, twin-lens box camera with bakelite body and metal back in maker's Erc. (2 cameras).
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Lumiere & Jougla (France): Eljy Club c1951, 35 mm camera [#14723] with chrome top housing and black covering & Lypar f3.5 40 mm lens; also, a Mimosa II [#14-852] with Velax shutter & Meritar f2.9 50 mm lens; also 2 early Ernemann folding or strut cameras. (4 items)
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Mamiya Camera Co. (Japan): Mamiya Super 16, c1949, early version marked 'Made in Occupied Japan' on back; in maker's leather case; a Mamiya-16 Automatic, c1959. Also, a Feinwerktechnik (Germany) Mec-16 sub-miniature camera (black with black leather) c1958, and a Kiev 30 sub-miniature camera c1974. (4 cameras).
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Megahouse (Japan): Hasselblad Swc, 2002, miniature model [#00120] of the classic camera, including top-mounted accessory finder. Uses standard Minox cartridges for 8 x 11 mm exposures. With 'Sharan Mini Classic Camera Collection' plate on back. In plastic display box.
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Meopta (Czechoslovakia): Mikroma, c1949 [#434238] and Mikroma II, 1959 [#1018465], 16 mm sub-miniature cameras with Mirar f3.5 20 mm lenses; the first in black snakeskin and the second with green leather covering. (2 cameras).
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Meopta: A Mikroma [#4311198] & Mikroma II [#20885] pair of sub-miniature cameras, as above; both with original Meopta lens caps and accompanied by a Meopta film cutter. (3 items)
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Minolta (Japan): Minolta 16 sub-miniature camera collection comprising: Minolta-16 (gold), Minolta-16 (green), Minolta-16 (blue), Minolta-16 (red), Minolta-16 (black x2), Minolta-16 (x4), Minolta-16 Model P, Minolta-16 Mg (with Mg flash), Minolta-16 Mg (gold), Minolta-16 Mg-S (with Mg-S flash), Minolta-16 Mg-S (black), Minolta 16QT, plus various accessories and attachments. (16 cameras).
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Minolta (Japan): Minolta-16 Mg, 1966-71 [#346573] complete kit with camera, case, chain and Mg flash in presentation box; also, Minolta-16 Qt, 1972-74 [#133872] complete kit, in presentation box (2 cameras).
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Minolta (Japan): Minolta Prod 20's retro-design rangefinder camera, 1990,[#29469] with Minolta f4.5 35 mm lens with cap; in original box with carry bag and documentation.
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Minox (Latvia): Vef Minox 'Riga' sub-miniature camera, c1938-40, [#05530], for 8 x 11 mm exposures on 9.5 mm film in special cassettes (present); Minostigmat f3.5 15 mm lens; with purse-like brown leather case.
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Minox (Latvia): Vef Minox 'Riga' sub-miniature camera, 1939-40, [#5785], with zippered leather case in original box with sale guarantee document dated Okt.1940 in Riga.
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Minox (Germany): Minox II sub-miniature camera (engraved 'III', 1949, [#25281], with Complan f3.5 15 mm lens; aluminium body; in small purse-like leather case.
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Minox (Germany): Minox III sub-miniature camera, [#35326], 1951, in brown leather case, with flash attachmment & Minox meter, all in matching leather cases, the meter with chain.
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Minox (Germany) Minox III-S sub-miniature camera, 1952, [#44576], synchronized for flash, together with Minox flash attachment and exposure meter, all 3 items in small leather cases.
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Minox (Germany): Minox III-S sub-miniature cameras, 1956, [#100869, #105672 & 107312 - all with feet & inches]; all in leather cases with chains. All accompanied by flash attachments, also in leather cases. (6 items). Also, 4 cartridges of unexposed film in original boxes.
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Minox (Germany) Minox III-S sub-miniature cameras, 1956-57, [#110800, #111222 & 112447 - all in feet & inches] in leather cases with chains. Also accompanied by matching flash attachments in leather cases. (6 items). Also, 3 cartridges of unexposed film in original boxes.
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Minox (Germany): Minox III-S sub-miniature camera in black, 1962, [#145068 - feet & inches] in leather case with chain. Also, a Minox III-S in chrome, 1956-57, [#117349 - feet & inches] also in a leather case with chain. (2 cameras).
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Minox (Germany): Minox B sub-miniature cameras, 1958-60, [#605999, #606407-B, #617608-B & #690590]; all in leather cases with chains. (4 cameras). Also, 4 unexposed film cassettes in original boxes.
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Minox (Germany): Minox B sub-miniature cameras, 1961-63 [#708306, #757791, #780537 - metric & #728386]; all in leather cases with chains and one in original box with owners manual. Also, one flash attachment in leather case. (5 items). Also accompanied by 5 contemporary date boxes of Minox film (1 and 2 cartridges).
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Minox (Germany): Minox B sub-miniature cameras, 1964-68, [#807634-B, #828672-B, #867642-B, #875925-B & #926524]. All in leather cases with chains. (5 cameras).
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Minox (Germany): Minox Bl sub-miniature camera, 1972, [#1202018] with flash attachment, instruction manuals and original documentation in presentation box.
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Minox (Germany): Minox Bl sub-miniature camera in black, 1972-73, [#1216882] together with black flash attachment in leather case.
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Minox (Germany): Minox C sub-miniature cameras, 1969-70, [#2305916, #2324011 & #2339056], the last in original presentation box with film, leather case & chain and flash attachment. (3 cameras).
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Minox (Germany): Minox C sub-miniature cameras, 1970-72, [#2348793-C, #2363734 - metric & #2387962 - black]; all in leather cases with chains. (3 cameras).
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Minox (Germany): Minox Lx sub-miniature camera, 1980, [#2517186 - metric], in black, in leather case with chain and with 2 unused film cassettes. With original presentation box.
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Minox (Germany): Minox Lx sub-miniature camera, 1985, [#2524483] in chrome, with leather case and chain. Accompanied by 3 unused film cassettes.
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Minox (Germany): Minox Clx 'Walter Zapp' engraved limited edition sub-miniature camera, 1998 [#0240] with leather case and chain. In original Minox wooden presentation case in original packaging with Certificate, instructions, etc.
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Minox (Germany): Minox Tlx titanium-bodied version of the Lx sub-miniature camera, 1995, [#2600009] in leather case with chain. In original presentation case and packaging.
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Minox (Germany): A collection of Minox sub-miniature cameras & accessories, all chrome: #120061 - metric; #120179 - metric; #146853; #648552; #655054-B; #690921-B; 3 Minox flash attachments in leather cases (all chrome); a Minox Mx with flash attachment and Minox tripod with adapter in original box.
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Minox (Germany): A collection of Minox light meters, (8), all in leather cases with chains. Also, a selection of (8) flash attachments, also in leather cases. (16 items).
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Minox (Germany): A collection of original Minox accessories, all in original boxes: a Minox pocket tripod with adapter and leather case; a Minox flashgun Model A with leather case; a Minox box containing fine grain developer, fixing bath and wetting agent; a Minox binocular attachment; a Minox Cube Flasher FL4; a Minox Viewfinder Model B; a Minox film cutting magnifier; a Minox Right Angle Finder; a Minox Md 6x16 monocle viewer (unboxed) and several other items.
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Minox (Germany): An assortment of Minox accessories, most in original boxes; including a Tripod Clamps & Tripod Adapters (5), Reflex Viewfinder Model B (x2), a Right Angle Finder, Cube Flasher FL4 (x2), Transparency Cutter (2), Binocular Attachment (2), a B.C. Flashgun and a few other items including a Minox watch.
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Minox: Dcc Digital Classic Camera (5.1 pixels) sub-miniature in wooden display box with original packaging, instructions and receipt. Also, a Leica M3 Type sub-miniature camera in small presentation box. (2 cameras).
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Minox: Minox Digital Classic Camera Leica M3 Plus, sub-miniature camera in gold; in black satin lined wooden presentation box. Also, a Minox Classic Collection Leica IIIf Swedish Army Type sub-miniature camera in black [#DM0171] also in satin lined wooden presentation box. (2 cameras)
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Minox: Classic Collection Leica IIIf Swedish Army Type sub-miniature camera in black [#DM0879] in satin-lined wooden presentation box; also, a Minox Digital Classic Camera Leica M3 sub-miniature [#8116851] in satin-lined wooden box.
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Moviematic Camera Corp. (U.S.A.): Moviematic, 1935, all-metal 16 mm magazine camera for movie (flip) books, snapshots or as a projector; Also, a Stewart-Warner Hollywood Model 16 mm camera, c1931.
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National Pictures Service Inc. (U.S.A.): Great National No. 1 Stereopticon No. 6487; bright-nickelled metal body, electric illuminant, condensing lenses, a pair of extending connecting rods, film holder, and a 3½ inch lens, on an adjustable metal base.
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Olympus Kogaku (Japan): O-Product Limited Edition [#10492/20000] compact 35 mm camera, 1988, with aluminium body, Olympus f3.5 35 mm lens and flash attachment.
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P: A diverse group including a Pentax Auto 100 Super, a Photo-Master in orange-marbled finish and another aluminium Photo Master Super 16 Twin 620, a Pickwik reflex-style bakelite camera by Monarch, a Polaroid I-Zone, a Police Watch Camera by Ulead in original box, and a Pouva 'Start'. (7 cameras).
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Pdq Camera Co. (U.S.A.): Pdq Model H, street camera [#H-1788] c1935, for passport-type photos on direct-positive paper.
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Petal Kogaku Co. (Japan): Petal, round-body sub-miniature camera, c1948, with film magazine and film can containing unexposed film discs. The camera & the darkroom loading can marked 'Made in Occupied Japan'. (3 items).
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Photavit-Werk (Germany): Boltavit, c1936, small cast-metal camera for 25 x 25 mm exposures on 35 mm film (spools present); early version with large outside hinges; Doppel-Objectiv f7.7 40 mm lens. Also, a Photavit, c1938, 35 mm camera (special spools present) with chrome and leather covering and Xenar f3.5 37.5 mm lens in Prontor II shutter. (2 cameras).
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Riken Optical (Japan): Steky sub-miniature cameras, 1950-55, for 10 x 14 mm exposures on 16 mm film. A small 'study' comprising a Model III, Model Iiia (3 examples) & a Model Iiib; all with minor variations and accompanied by telephoto lenses in leather cases, lens caps, 2 original wood boxes and all 5 cameras with maker's leather ERCs. Also, 5 boxes of original Steky film.
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Robot (Germany): Robot IIa, c1951-54, [#C107248] with standard N cartridges, accessory shoe and double flash contacts on front. With leather maker's Erc.
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Rocket Camera Co. (Japan): New Rocket, c1946-49, sub-miniature camera in gold metal, with 'New Rocket' on top; Rocket f4.5 20 mm lens plus Rocket Model No.2 filter.
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Rollei-Werke Franke & Heidecke (Germany): Rolleiflex 1 (original) - The world's first rollfilm Tlr, 1929-32 [#63375] with Tessar f.38 75 mm lens (with metal caps) in Compur shutter. Also, a later Rolleiflex [#1250262] with snakeskin trim, Xenar f3.5 75 mm lens in Synchro-Compur shutter with aluminium lens cap. Also, an original Rolleiflex leather case, instruction manual and a box containing a plate adapter, plates and a leather case. (2 cameras).
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Rollei-Werke Franke & Heidecke (Germany): Rolleicord I, (nickel-plated), c1933-36, art-deco styled Tlr with Triotar f4.5 75 mm lens in Compur shutter; with twin filter/cap. Also, a Ciro-flex Rapax Tlr with Wollensak f3.5 85 mm lens. (2 cameras).
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Rollei-Werke Franke & Heidecke (Germany): Rolleiflex Grey Baby, 1957-63 small, grey-bodied Tlr [#2019708] with Xenar f3.5 60 mm lens; with caps and in maker's grey leather & plastic Erc.
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Rollei-Werke Franke & Heidecke (Germany): Rolleiflex Minidigi AF5.0, red body [#A32411] in original box and packaging; also another example in black [#A15086]. The MiniDigi Af 5.0 digital camera is a miniature, fully functional digital replica of the original classic twin reflex camera. (2).
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