Contax II
LOT
530
530
Hammer Price
€250
incl. Buyer's Premium
This item is subject to margin scheme taxation and the premium is 24% if it remains in the EU
Product number:
AI_6_24205
Starting Price €200
Estimate € 300 – 400
Estimate € 300 – 400
Condition : B/C
Manufacture Year : c.1937
serial number : E.7869
Manufacture Year : c.1937
serial number : E.7869
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Contax II
shutter works, with Sonnar 1.5/5cm no.1983503, engraved on base plate: 'Unserem l. FREDDY TOMLINS zur Erinnerung an sein Schaulaufen im Berliner Sportpalast Weihnachten 1937'. The same text is also engraved on a metal plate attached on the leather case. The British ice-skater Freddie Tomlins won the silver medal at the European and World Championships in 1939. He also became famous when at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen he forced his way past Hitler's bodyguards to get an autograph from Hitler.
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