
Xenon 1.5/5cm
89
Hammer Price
€900
incl. Buyer's Premium
Estimate €1,200 – 1,400
Condition : A/B
Manufacture Year : 1937
Rare very early 3-ring Xenon with 'Taylor-Hobson U.S. Pat.2019985' engraving, in near-mint condition, six aperture blades, feet scale, uncoated optics showing some cleaning marks a a light separation, note the index mark for Agfa color films, with both caps, delivered to New York on 06.02.1937, a very similar lens no.288051 is shown in J. Lager 'Leica Illustrated History' Lenses on p.43.