771 - Lecoultre Suisse "Compass" spy camera, No.
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Estimate €1,000 - €2,000

Description

Lecoultre Suisse "Compass" spy camera, No. 2859, with 3.5/35 mm lens, accessories including tripod in blue Compass box. Circa 1937. As is. N.B. Jean-Marie PRADES: 24 x 36 mm format camera, using either insulated plates or Roll-Film. Designed by an Englishman, Noel Pemberton Billing, it was manufactured in Switzerland by Lecoultre et Cie. Kern F/3.5 35 mm lens. This is one of the most elaborate miniature cameras of the pre-war period, combining all the improvements known at the time (...) Around 5,000 were made. Visuals and texts " Autour d'une collection 2 " Collection JMP Club Niépce Lumière, p. 148-166. Expert Isabelle Cazeils. Provenance: Jean-Marie PRADES Collection. Spy camera.

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771 - Lecoultre Suisse "Compass" spy camera, No. See original version (French)

771 - Lecoultre Suisse "Compass" spy camera, No.
See original version (French)