11 - Seischab, Nuremberg | Esco

Seischab, Nuremberg | Esco Estimate: €12,000–14,000 Year: c. 1922 Condition: B English: The Esco belongs to a small group of highly ambitious European 35mm cameras developed shortly before and during the emergence of the Leica system. With its enormous film capacity, compact 35mm format, and sophisticated mechanical construction, it represents a remarkable and highly original approach to miniature photography. A particularly rare version featuring an external geared frame counter mechanism mounted on the top plate. The exposed counter wheel is graduated 4–32 and forms part of the mechanical counting system for the unusually large number of exposures possible with the camera. This external counter arrangement is known from only a very few surviving examples and differs clearly from the more commonly encountered Esco version, in which the counting mechanism is concealed within the body. With Steinheil Cassar no. 168578. An exceptionally rare and technically fascinating early 35mm camera, preserved in perfect, original condition. German: The Esco belongs to that small group of technically ambitious European 35mm cameras that were developed shortly before and during the emergence of the Leica system. Its enormous film capacity, compact 35mm format, and sophisticated mechanics make it a remarkably unique approach to 35mm photography. A particularly rare version featuring an external, gear-driven frame counter on the top cover. The visible counter wheel is graduated from 4 to 32 and is part of the mechanical counting system for the unusually high number of possible exposures. This external counter design is known to exist in only a very small number of surviving examples and differs significantly from the more common Esco model, which has a counter hidden inside the body. With Steinheil Cassar No. 168578. An exceptionally rare and technically fascinating early 35mm camera in top original condition.