Devaux & Deloye Le Prismac
439
Hammer Price
€7,800
incl. Buyer's Premium
Estimate €8,000 – 10,000
Condition : B/A
Manufacture Year : c.1906
Small version Prismac for 4x4,5cm exposures on rollfilm, leather-covered aluminum body (15cm wide compared to 16.2cm on later version), 4-speed guillotine shutter, a pair of unmarked lenses; invented by Deloye and built by Devaux (maker's plaque on front bears only the Devaux name), unique construction with two internal 90 degree prisms to reflect the image at right angles from the lenses onto the film. Serial number 1004, in excellent condition, with leather case. So far, this is the only known example to exist.