Donald Harpold Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Hello All I found a Rolleicord in very good leather case at a yard sale, 20 bucks, and the lens cleaned up nice and the speeds actually sound good. If there are any Rolleicord experts that can help me identify the model I would appreciate it. In Butkus the model looks the same as the Art Deco but doesn't have the Deco plates and there is no exposure table on the back and no button to secure the case behind the film knob on the focus side of camera. This one also has a 3.8 lens rather than the 4.5. I have attached photos so if you can help it would be appreciated. Thanks Don 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmac Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 (edited) Going by this link, it's a Rolleicord I Model 2 - Model K3 - 511 1934-1936 All Rolleicord - TLR Cameras by year - www.rolleiclub.com December 1934 - August 1936, 25.519 pieces. Serials: 1.590.000 - 1.760.000, engraved in taking lens (internal factory serial inside camera ranged from 050001 - 075519). Edited May 22, 2022 by kmac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Harpold Posted May 22, 2022 Author Share Posted May 22, 2022 Thanks kmac I have used that site before but long ago and I forgot about it. I did not know it was that old, for the age I am very surprised at its condition. It says film 120 is that possible? Thanks again Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Seaman Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 It says film 120 is that possible? What a lovely find. Yes it takes 120 film like all Rollei's except the original Rolleiflex model, which was designed for 6 exposures on 117 film. Most have been converted to 620. I think there's a red window on the bottom, you have to advance the film until the number appears in the window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_foreman1 Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 (edited) Very Nice.. when you conisder the age... great condition. I have a now 20 year pproject Art Deco that was probably left in a drawer that collected water and amazingly .. it still worked but looked horrible. I tried to take the hood off but every screw but one broke so I have one sample screw I used a dremel drill and the sample screw to tap the broken screw holes.. The silver mirror had a big black deposit on it. Ruining the focus/view. I ordered a replacement screen from Rick Oleson and I tried cutting a polaroid mirror .. but to no avail... I eventually ordered some mirrors, that I think might work, but I abandoned the project ...waiting to find the right screws to assemble it. Meanwhile .. there's a guy cutting mirrors to size so .. I could eventually... in this life time ...get this back working like it was before I decided to fix it :( Don't be decieved this camera is rusted inside all over etc .. Before removing the screen Three broken screws later... This little boy is now 26 Edited May 23, 2022 by chuck_foreman|1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david third Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Hello All I found a Rolleicord in very good leather case at a yard sale, 20 bucks, and the lens cleaned up nice and the speeds actually sound good. If there are any Rolleicord experts that can help me identify the model I would appreciate it. In Butkus the model looks the same as the Art Deco but doesn't have the Deco plates and there is no exposure table on the back and no button to secure the case behind the film knob on the focus side of camera. This one also has a 3.8 lens rather than the 4.5. I have attached photos so if you can help it would be appreciated. Thanks Don [ATTACH=full]1427983[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1427984[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1427985[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1427986[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1427987[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1427988[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1427982[/ATTACH] Hello, This is a Rolliecord 1 dated December 1934 and by the serial no. very early in the production.In John Philips The Classic Rollei the pictures and information match. I would suggest you check the speeds and the lens for haze or fungus then try a film through it to see if you like it. If it suits you, consider a brighter screen which I think can be easily sourced for the more modern models but could be modified to the right size as they are plastic in most cases. Good luck with it .That serial number indicates a very early model so worth keeping! Good luck Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Harpold Posted May 30, 2022 Author Share Posted May 30, 2022 Hello, This is a Rolliecord 1 dated December 1934 and by the serial no. very early in the production.In John Philips The Classic Rollei the pictures and information match. I would suggest you check the speeds and the lens for haze or fungus then try a film through it to see if you like it. If it suits you, consider a brighter screen which I think can be easily sourced for the more modern models but could be modified to the right size as they are plastic in most cases. Good luck with it .That serial number indicates a very early model so worth keeping! Good luck Dave Thanks David I did find the serial number inside the camera and it is 62014 I have posted some photos from the first roll in the Week for May 27 thread in this forum The came out under but better than expected and were usable so I am happy even with some of the leaks, which I may have contributed to bu using the counter window in the sun light rather that using the camera counter. Thanks again Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Harpold Posted May 30, 2022 Author Share Posted May 30, 2022 Very Nice.. when you conisder the age... great condition. I have a now 20 year pproject Art Deco that was probably left in a drawer that collected water and amazingly .. it still worked but looked horrible. I tried to take the hood off but every screw but one broke so I have one sample screw I used a dremel drill and the sample screw to tap the broken screw holes.. The silver mirror had a big black deposit on it. Ruining the focus/view. I ordered a replacement screen from Rick Oleson and I tried cutting a polaroid mirror .. but to no avail... I eventually ordered some mirrors, that I think might work, but I abandoned the project ...waiting to find the right screws to assemble it. Meanwhile .. there's a guy cutting mirrors to size so .. I could eventually... in this life time ...get this back working like it was before I decided to fix it :( [ATTACH=full]1428163[/ATTACH] Don't be decieved this camera is rusted inside all over etc .. [ATTACH=full]1428164[/ATTACH] Before removing the screen [ATTACH=full]1428165[/ATTACH] Three broken screws later... [ATTACH=full]1428167[/ATTACH] This little boy is now 26 Hello Chuck That looks like quite the project, I am impressed when I see people taking on such projects. I am afraid I would ruin something if I tried to do something like that. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 this might help. All Rolleicord - TLR Cameras by year - www.rolleiclub.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmac Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 this might help. All Rolleicord - TLR Cameras by year - www.rolleiclub.com Already posted in reply #2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lance_blakeslee Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Here's mine. Very rough condition. Bought it from a Japanese vendor on ebay: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 Already posted in reply #2 My apologies to kmac for not reading their post more carefully. I was only trying to help; I am not a TLR enthusiast, but did have the link on file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Harpold Posted June 1, 2022 Author Share Posted June 1, 2022 My apologies to kmac for not reading their post more carefully. I was only trying to help; I am not a TLR enthusiast, but did have the link on file. Not a problem every little bit helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_foreman1 Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 Don... My work so far .. is a now over 10 year project that got dropped.. Regrettably, in removing the screen, I broke three of the four screws.. now I need to find those replacement screws ... which I've wasted 12 years twiddling my thumbs.. Meanwhile the original show stopper.. a replacement mirror is an easy fix as someone now cuts custom mirrors. I did buy a replacement screen ,, so if I ever set my mind to finding replacement screws .. I might just comlete this now 12 year project. the photos I made prior to the "It ain't broke, but I can fix it" I have done nothing more than remove the focussing screen... Interesting, there is a close focus mirror adjustment to try and compensate for parallax error. Even back in the 30s they were addressing this problem with TLRs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels - NHSN Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 Replacement mirrors are easily sourced from HUGO Studio I replaced the mirror in the Rolleicord II Type 1 below before I sold it. The mirror was corroded and in an attempt to gently clean it up, just made things worse - as often the case with surface coated mirrors. It seemingly is an incredibly robust camera. Mine had seen a lot of rough handed use, and if you look carefully, you'll notice the retrofitted non-standard flash sync on the front, and that the taking lens was coated (probably post WWII) 2 Niels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Harpold Posted October 23, 2022 Author Share Posted October 23, 2022 Hello Is anyone else having trouble getting on the Rolleiclub website? I can not access the site any longer, I have tried two different browsers Thanks Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels - NHSN Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 24 minutes ago, Donald Harpold said: Hello Is anyone else having trouble getting on the Rolleiclub website? I can not access the site any longer, I have tried two different browsers Thanks Don Yeah. I can't reach it either. Hope it is just temporary. You could try the Wayback Machine in the meantime: https://archive.org/web/ Niels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Harpold Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 Thanks Found what I was looking for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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