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[arvisza]

Hi,
Recently I have got camera with tripod in good conditions and it is still working. Does anybody can tell more about it (year of production and aprox. value). Thank You in advance.

There is a link to camera pictures: https://photos.app.goo.gl/9BdCdegNgrfPsydu1

[Madd10]

My guess is a Ihagee Patent Duplex - these cameras were made for a long time first in wood then in metal and have a variety of Shutters and Lenses. This PDF file gives some history (look for instance page 24). http://www.exaktacircle.org/Books/ihgmen&cam.pdf Your camera seems very well preserved !!

[arvisza]

Thank You, but how about a year and price? In different sources I found that Compur D.R.P No. 258646 was made since 1912. The box of mine is made from wood. Does it means it can be made in 1912 ?

[Madd10]

The serial number 258646 for the Compur shutter indicates that the shutter is from around 1914. http://motamedi.info/serial.htm. From the previous Ihagee history link you can read that the Patent Duplex was introduced in 1914 (PDF file page 15) but at that time it did not have the Steinheil lens. The Steinheil lens seems to appear in the' catalogue of 1918/1919 (see page 23 of the PDF file). Because of WWI Ihagee went through a difficult period between 1914 and 1918. My guess is that the camera was produced around 1918.

This was a high end Ihagee camera and seems well kept, If the camera works properly, then I think you should be able to sell it for 100 - 150 Euro if you find the right collector.