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Certo Super-Sport Dolly mod. C

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Chronology of the Certo brand

Manufactured in Allemagne from (Antérieur à) 1938 until () 0.
Index of rarity in France : Rare (among non-specialized garage sales)
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Inventory number: 819

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Traduction de Manuel M

This camera take again the characteristics of Dolly Super Sport C with the addition of a coupled rangefinder.
The models produced from 1938 are seen adding a extinctometer in the body of the rangefinder.
At the beginning of the production, the body of the rangefinder is black with angular corners, thereafter, it will be chrome with round corners.

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