10 - Rothgiesser & Schlossmann | Rothschloss 18x24mm

Rothgiesser & Schlossmann | Rothschloss 18x24mm Estimate: €4,000–5,000 Year: c.1930 Serial No.: 179 Condition: B/A English: German 35mm half-frame reflex camera, equipped with a Rothschloss Anastigmat 3/5 cm No. 369643 in a dial-set Compur shutter with a focusing mount. The Rothschloss produces 18 × 24 mm exposures on 35mm film and features its unusual reflex viewing system with a top magnifier and internal film magazine. This camera is documented in *Camera Classic* 29 in an extensive study of the Rothschloss. Very few examples are known to survive, with only four recorded auction sales (WestLicht Auctions serial nos. 113, 223, 232; Christie’s no. 183). The camera is in beautiful, original, working condition, complete with the magnifier viewfinder—which is often missing—and the film cartridge. German: German 35mm half-frame camera with Rothschloss Anastigmat 3/5 cm No. 369643 featuring a Compur shutter with control wheels in the focusing mount. The Rothschloss exposes 18 × 24 mm negatives on 35mm film and features an unusual reflex viewfinder system with an attached magnifying glass as well as an internal film magazine. This camera is documented in a detailed description of the Rothschloss in *Camera Classic* 29. Very few examples survive; only four auction sales are recorded (WestLicht Auctions serial numbers 113, 223, and 232, as well as Christie’s No. 183). The camera is in beautiful original and working condition, complete with the viewfinder magnifier—which is often missing—and the film cassette.