An extremely rare and very collectible antique camera, from around c1914-19
Serial number: 107572, A952.
Complete with Original case, original outfit case, lens hood, filter holder, folding reflecting finder, hooded focusing screen, tripod board and plates, there is also a shutter release this is made only for this camera and not working, however it can be easily fixed.
The camera is in excellent used cosmetic condition for age, please see photos provided as this will be the camera and accessories you will receive.
Clean and clear optics.
Shutter is working.
Bellows are light tight.
Tested and fully working.
New Special Sibyl
Made in 3 ½” x 2 ½” size only. The New special replaced the smaller size versions of the Ordinary and Special Sibyls. Available in either plate or roll-film versions.
- Introduced 1913.
- Single extension.
- Spring powered sector shutter with pneumatic regulation. Speeded 1/2 – 1/150.
- Direct-vision or Reflecting view-finder on plate models.
- Reflecting view-finder on roll-film models.
- Rise and cross front.
- All metal construction.
- Focusing scale from 2 yards.
| Size |
|---|
| 2 ½” x 3 ½” plates |
| 2 5/16″ x 3 11/16″ on 120 roll-film |
Variations
- Originally available with either a direct-vision finder or a reflecting finder on the plate model. From c.1916 the finder was generally a reflecting model.
Lenses
| Lens | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zeiss Tessar | f4.5 4 ½” | 1913 – 1914 | |
| Zeiss Tessar | f6.3 4 ½” | 1913 – 1914 | |
| Ross-Zeiss Tessar | f4.5 4 ½” | 1913 – 1914 | |
| Cooke Series III | f6.5 4 ½” | 1913 – 1914 | |
| Ross Homocentric | f6.8 4 ½” | 1913 – 1914 | |
| Ross Xpres | f4.5 4 ½” or 4 ⅜” | 1914 | |
| Cooke Series II | f4.5 4 ½” | 1914 – 1919 | |
| T.T.H. Aviar | f4.5 4 ¼” | 1919 – 1922 | |
| Dallmeyer Serrac | f4.5 4 ½” | 1920 | |
| Wray Lustrar | f4.5 4 ¼” | 1920 | |
| T.T.H. Sibyl-Aviar | f4.5 4 ¼” | 1922 – c.1932 | |
| Ross Telecentric | f6.8 9″ | 1913 – 1929 | Telephoto |
| Ross Teleros | f5.5 9″ | 1923 | Telephoto |
| Dallmeyer Dallon | f7.7 9″ | 1920 – c.1922 | Telephoto |
| Dallmeyer Dallon | f6.5 9″ | 1922 | Telephoto |
Accessories
- Single metal slides.
- Double dark-slides, 1914.
- Wooden Autochrome slide, 1913.
- Film pack adapter.
- Changing box for 8 plates.
- Changing box for 12 plates.
- Roll-film holder, c.1920.
- Hooded focusing screen.
- Composing and focusing hood, c.1923.
- Direct-vision finder for side of camera, 1913.
- Folding reflecting finder for plate model, c.1916.
- Focusing hood for finder, 1913.
- Cable release with fitting.
- Folding lens hood.
- Filters.
- Tripod boards.
Serial number prefix
A. Numbers are in the 1 to 1300 range. Around 200 cameras were produced prior to World War I.
Any questions, please ask.
International buyers are welcome.
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| Brand | Newman & Guardia |
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