Zeiss/Ikon
Pre-Owned Antique Zeiss IKON ICA 13x18cm 5x7 Universal Juwel Nr. 440,
One of the finest 5x7 camera made before WWII, original Carl Zeiss Jena Protarlinse VII 35cm lens with the matching 35cm in the rear included, It comes with 4 of its 737/13 original ICA wooden plate holders. The dark slides pull out fine. It also has its original 740/13 ICA film pack holder. The camera has its ground glass back currently in place which locks fine. optics are clean and aperture. The shutter fires at all speeds with reasonable accuracy. Aperture works fine and is clean. The strap on the camera is original and onlt one side is intact. The front and rear extensions on the camera bed work smoothly. The bellows are intact and without pinholes, Part of leather near railing is loose, in good shape for a camera near 100 years old, Ansel Adam used a similar camera in 1930's model Zeiss-Ikon Universal Juwel 275-11.I have not find any of these cameras on sale on internet and it is very rare..
