A Rolliecord twin lens reflex camera
Rollei
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1933 - 1936
Materials
Metal
Measurements
136 x 86 x 98 mm
Place of origin
Braunschweig
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524568
Summary
A Rolliecord I twin lens reflex camera with cross hatched pattern on the metalwork. The body is metal and stamped inside is the serial number '004260'. The Compur shutter has T,B and eight speed setings up to 1/300 sec and the aperture ranges f4.5-f32. The lower lens is marked 'Triotar f4.5 F=7.5cm Carl Zeiss Jena 1464814'. The upper lens is marked 'Heidoskop - Anastigmat F=7.5cm'. The upper front plate is marked 'D.P.P D.R.G.M. Rolliecord Franke & Heidecke Braunschweig' A logo is marked on the viewer cover and the rear of the body is marked with detailed exposure time guidance.
Provenance
Part of The Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986
Makers and roles
Rollei , manufacturer