Folding Kodak #4a w/Goerz Dagor f6.8 lens in XL shtr w/ empty film spool & xtras

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Folding Kodak #4a w/Goerz Dagor f6.8 lens in XL shtr w/ empty film spool & xtras
Folding Kodak #4a w/Goerz Dagor f6.8 lens in XL shtr w/ empty film spool & xtras
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This is one of the nicest examples of the folding Kodak #4a which is the first model of the #4 Folding Kodak  It has a mahogany drop down bed and mahogany vertical rails that hold the lens with a rack and pinion system to raise or lower the lens and also has side to side movements, a red leather bellows and ,a Goerz Dagor Series III No.3, f 6.8, 8 1/4" lens #221043 in an Excel Sector shutter with speeds from 1 sec to 1/150th sec.and  a cable release socket with I, B and T settings. A cable release is included. Lens stops are from f2.8 to f6.8.. Cosmetic condition is 8+/9 on a scale of 10. The camera has pebbly surfaced vintage leather covering which is intact and was restored with black leather dye. The lens has a micro spot of a white dot possibly in the inside of the lens elements. No spider looking fungus appears in the lens. Roll film for this camera no longer is available so you would need to find a source of vintage film or cut your own from raw stock if you can find it. If you are able to you could make 120 film spool adapters that would center the 120 film spool on the the center line of the rear opening with a mask that covers the open areas on each side of the film. You would also need to relocate the red film exposure window to coinside with the numbers on the roll film backing. You then would end up with a cropped image which may or not be desirable.
There was a plate back that was originally meant to replace the camera back but I have never seen one for sale in any of the vinatge camera stores or on eBay. There are 4 cut film adapters that are included and ave an opening of 4 1/4 by 6 1/2 in. They may fit other Kodak cameras that take cut film holders. The case that holds the camera and accessories has a missing strap and a missing leather strap retaining mount on one end of the case which could be repaired by drilling out the rivets and fabricating a new mount from a scrap of tool leather and riveting it back in place.
In any case the camera by itself would make an attractive addition to ones vintage camera collection.                                                                       Domestic shipping to US addresses is free. International shipping is calculated.
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