Old camera.

Yesterday, a friend give me this camera:

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I don't know anything about this camera and I would like if anybody

can tell me anything about it because I've tried to look for some

information of this camera into the web, but I haven't found

anything.

Hard to tell for sure with no size reference in the photos, but looks like it was for half frame 127 size film. The film spoools look like like 127 in the photo anyway. If so it would make sixteen 3x4 cm images on #127 film. I'd guess European made in the 1930's, but really can't tell more than that from the photos.

Yes, it uses 127 film and takes 4x3cm pictures and it have two red windows on the back plate.

Best guess, based on the overall appearance of the camera and without any idea whether it's a rare collectible model, it's probably worth somewhere between ten cents and five dollars (likely the low part of that range).

 

Box cameras in nearly extinct film formats are a relatively low demand item; the only film I've seen available in 127 costs five dollars per roll (Efke 100 B&W, and Maco color, both ISO 100). The only novelty here is the half frame, which is relatively rare and makes for a very compact camera.

That's a GAP box. The original 3x4 camera is dated c1934 by McKeown, who says "Small metal box camera for 3x4 cm exposures . Same as Lehmann Gnom, also sold by Birnbaum as Piccolobox. It is very likely that this first model was imported by Paris [Georges A Paris, hence the name] before he modified the design and began making his own cameras". 35-50 US dollars. The two ridges on the top are your viewfinder!

Tanks for the answers.

Pete, but there is'nt any frames for the viewfinder.

Exactly: you just look along the groove between those ridges. About the most minimal aiming aid you could have.