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Kenngott Matador |
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Manufactured or assembled in Germany from 1928 to 1928.
Index of rarity in France: Rare (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 13365
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Chronology of cameras Kenngott
A man named Wilhelm Kenngott, German of origin, settles down in Paris in 1894 where he set up a workshop of optical and mechanical precision. Its first lens would be the Rectilinear-Aplanat Cosmopolit by 1895. Its first shutter would be of 1898.
The Koilos, truly revolutionary at the time, dates of 1904 (the first patent is French... N 350.870 of April 21st, 1905 - It is only four years later that it will be patented in Germany.)
In 1901, Kenngott opens a store in Reutlingen to propose its productions.
In 1902, to manufacture industrially its shutter, he creates the " Wilhelm Kenngott Fabrik für photographische Präzisionsmomentverschlüsse " in Kalmbach ( Würtemberg) with as director Alfred Gauthier, also German, and also manufacturer of cameras
In 1910 , Alfred took control of the company, with a minority share of Carl Zeiss .
In 1914, Kenngott had to leave France . He died in 1919 , but the company Wilhelm Kenngott Stuttgart survived him until 1932.
Sources: Jean-Loup Princelle and Dieter Scheiba
La chambre Matador de Kenngott, pour plaque au format 6,5 x 9 cm, a la particularité d'avoir un déploiement automatique du soufflet à l'ouverture. L'automatisme est toutefois un bien grand mot puisqu'il faut aider plus ou moins le mécanisme ; la faute probablement à la complexité de la double jambe d'abattant qui oblige à forcer sur certaines pièces pour les déplacer.
Un autre modèle avec jambe simple a résolu le problème.
Les pièces métalliques de ce mécanisme et l'absence du revêtement en cuir sur les bordures de la chambre donnent à l'ensemble une touche d'originalité agréable à la vue.
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