POUVA Start Camera, Karl Pouva, Freital, Germany 1950s

The iconic analog camera pouva start 1 manufactured by karl pouva, freital / saxony gdr in the first half of the 1950s. The camera has been cleaned from the top, unfortunately I have no way to test how it takes pictures. All mechanisms work, the elements do not appear to be worn and/or damaged. Visually, in our opinion, very good, see photos. Seems efficient. The camera has an original leather case sold in the set - case in good condition - visible signs of use. Specification: Pouva start - the first model. Producer karl pouva, freital / saxony gdr. Production date: 1951 - 1955. Housing - bakelite, screw-in lens, foldable viewfinder. Film type: 120, 12 photos 6×6. Duplar 1: 8 lens, screw-in. Aperture: 2 settings sonne - trűb (sun-cloudy) Shutter: 2 zeit settings - torque (approx. 1/30s), hole for screwing in the drain hose. Shutter release lock for long exposures. Distance range: fix focus. Folding visor. 1 tripod mounting hole. Dimensions: Height 12 cm|width 15cm|depth 7 cm. Dimensions in inches: Height 4.7 in|width 5.9 in|depth 2.8 in. Karl pouva ag was founded in 1939 by karl pouva in the deuben district of frietal (a suburb of dresden), germany. Its earliest products were bakelite slide projectors produced from the 1950s to the 1980s. In 1972, the company became state owned and was merged with woldemar beier (freital camera beier & co.).

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