Lehmann Ben Akiba Walking Stick Camera
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Hammer Price
€9,000
incl. Buyer's Premium
Estimate €6,000 – 7,000
Condition : B+
Manufacture Year : c.1903
Extremely rare 'spy' camera with nickel-plated brass body. Emil Kronke patented his cane handle camera in Britain (1902), Germany (1903) and the United States (1904). It was manufactured by A. Lehmann of Berlin and marketed as the Ben Akiba walking stick camera, fakes and replicas of such cameras do exist. This camera is in original condition, with one film spool, the lens, the shutter and the wooden cane are missing.