Zeiss ikon cocarette

I bought an old camera Zeiss Ikon

Outside the camera i can read The word 'Cocarette'.

Inside I can read Q 41521

 

On the lens I read:

Carl Zeiss Jena nr. 1155890 Tessar 1:4,5 f=10,5 cm

 

I'd like to have information about how old is this camera and further details.

Besides, I would have information about where I can find a manual and technical details.

 

Thanking in advance for your reply

<p>There's a fair amount of information about the Cocarette on the web if you do a Google search.</p>

<p>Some pictures of your camera would make it much easier for anyone here to determine anything about it.</p>

<p>The Cocarette was originally made by Contessa-Nettel, which merged into Zeiss-Ikon in 1926. So if yours is a Zeiss-Ikon it would be from the second half of the 1920s, since the Cocarette was (I believe) discontinued in 1929.</p>

<p>Oh, and take a look at this page: if your camera looks like this one, then the tips that you will see while hovering your mouse over different parts of this image will tell you some of the basics of your camera's operation:</p>

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<p>I had a 1929 Zeiss Ikon Luxus with 105mm f4.5 lens and compur shutter. The camera had an unusual way to open to load 120 roll film, (8) exposures 2.25 x 3.25 inches image size. the Luxux model had tan bellows and gold tone metal parts. Your model may have black bellows and nickel metal parts. Your shutter could be Compur. The film spacing and counting is by red window, not automatic film stop. I hope this information is of some help.</p>

<p>Daniela,<br>

The lens was made in 1930, according to the Zeiss serial number.<br>

I have had a couple of Cocarettes. One had a finder which consisted of a wire frame in front of the lens and a retracting sight that slid out of the circular cover on the back. (The purpose of the cover is for cleaning of the lens, if required).<br>

They can be hard to identify exactly, as there was a number of models utilising different film sizes.<br>

If you're lucky, it will be a model that will take 120 film. The Tessar lens is excellent.</p>