A Leica 1A camera
Leitz
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1926 - 1930
Materials
Metal, Chrome, Leather, Glass
Measurements
65 x 130 x 61 mm
Place of origin
Wetzlar
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525508.1
Summary
A Leica 1A camera . The body is black, covered in leather and has the serial number 20619 stamped on the top. The controls and lens mount are chrome. Shutter speed range 1/20-1/500 sec. and the shutter housing is marked 'Ernst Leitz Wetzlar'. The fixed lens slids out from the body and is Leitz Elmar f3.5. Apertures range f3.5-f18
Provenance
Donated on 18/08/2011 to the Fox Talbot Museum by E. Goddard.
Makers and roles
Leitz , manufacturer