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Graflex Speed Graphic 2¼ × 3¼, circa 1943, with Case

Medium format press camera · The Folmer Graflex Corporation, Rochester, New York · circa 1943

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Vintage Graflex Speed Graphic folding press camera with bellows extended and a Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar lens.
The Speed Graphic with its Zeiss Tessar lens and Compur-Rapid shutter.

Description

A Graflex Speed Graphic in the 2¼ × 3¼ inch (6 × 9 cm) format, made by The Folmer Graflex Corporation of Rochester, New York, circa 1943. Cameras of this size are known among users as the "baby" Graflex, the baby Graphic, or the "23" Graphic, the compact sibling of the press camera that defined an era of American photojournalism. Body serial number 24455.

It is fitted with a Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 1:4.5 115 mm lens, with apertures from f/4.5 to f/32, in a F. Deckel-München Compur-Rapid shutter, serial number 5390872, offering speeds of 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, and 400 of a second plus B and T.

Offered as a bundle with case.

Photographs

Graflex Speed Graphic 2¼ × 3¼, circa 1943, with Case, photograph 2 Graflex Speed Graphic 2¼ × 3¼, circa 1943, with Case, photograph 3 Graflex Speed Graphic 2¼ × 3¼, circa 1943, with Case, photograph 4 Graflex Speed Graphic 2¼ × 3¼, circa 1943, with Case, photograph 5 Graflex Speed Graphic 2¼ × 3¼, circa 1943, with Case, photograph 6 Graflex Speed Graphic 2¼ × 3¼, circa 1943, with Case, photograph 7 Graflex Speed Graphic 2¼ × 3¼, circa 1943, with Case, photograph 8 Graflex Speed Graphic 2¼ × 3¼, circa 1943, with Case, photograph 9 Graflex Speed Graphic 2¼ × 3¼, circa 1943, with Case, photograph 10 Graflex Speed Graphic 2¼ × 3¼, circa 1943, with Case, photograph 11 Graflex Speed Graphic 2¼ × 3¼, circa 1943, with Case, photograph 12

Details

MakerThe Folmer Graflex Corporation, Rochester, New York
DateCirca 1943
ModelSpeed Graphic, 2¼ × 3¼ in. (6 × 9 cm)
Body serial24455
LensCarl Zeiss Jena Tessar 1:4.5 115 mm; f/4.5–f/32
ShutterF. Deckel-München Compur-Rapid, no. 5390872; 1–1/400 sec., B, T
ReferenceeBay item 278007166860

Condition

Shutter speeds and mechanical movements are assessed by eye and ear rather than electronic timing, and lenses are inspected under standard lighting; the camera has not been film-tested and is offered as a historical collectible. Please study the detailed images.

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