A Zeiss Ikon Nettar (515/2) camera.
Zeiss Ikon
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1935 - 1951
Materials
Metal, Chrome, Leather, Leatherette, Glass
Measurements
160 x 110 x 125 mm
Place of origin
Dresden
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525522.1
Summary
A Zeiss Ikon Nettar (515/2) camera. The body is metal covered with black leatherette and the bellows is black leather and has chrome stays. The Compur shutter has eight speeds to 1/250 sec plus T,B. The lens is marked ' Nettar Anastigmat 1:4.5 f=10.5cm'. The front plate has the marking 'Zeiss Ikon Compur'. There is both an eye level frame finder and a waist level Brilliant finder. The shutter has a self timer and on the side is the serial number 1237203. On top is a leather carrying handle and embossed in the leatherette is 'Nettar'. The base plate has a support strut and a tripod bush. On the back is embossed 'Zeiss Ikon' and inside on the back plate 'Zeiss Ikon Film BII8u.BMII8 6x9cm 21/4x31/4in.
Provenance
Donated to the Fox Talbot Museum by D. Pirie-Dye and A. Pirie-Dye.
Makers and roles
Zeiss Ikon, manufacturer