Krügener Simplex Magazine Camera

{"overview":"The Krügener Simplex Magazine Camera is an early German plate-style magazine camera, a body type that loaded a stack of dry plates internally and advanced them between exposures. It was produced by the Dr. As of today, a comparable clean example would likely sell for a similar four-figure sum at auction, but the price a Krügener Simplex sells for is highly condition-sensitive and dependent on completeness of the magazine mechanism and original case. These figures are wholesale hammer prices and exclude buyer's premium.","buying_guide":"On any 19th-century magazine camera, inspect the plate-changing mechanism for smooth operation, check the bellows or light-tight body for pinholes, and confirm the shutter and lens are the original fittings. Wooden bodies should be checked for splits, veneer lifting, and worm; leather covering and the carrying handle are commonly perished.

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