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Dmcrite33
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Username: Dmcrite33
Post Number: 15
Registered: 03-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, October 17, 2009 - 03:01 pm: | 
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I recently acquired a Tower 35mm rangefinder made in Germany. It has a Compur-Rapid shutter and Steinheil Munchen lens. I can't find any info on this camera and wonder if anyone is familiar with it and could tell what company made it and about when. Thanks... |
Rick_oleson
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Username: Rick_oleson
Post Number: 996
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, October 17, 2009 - 03:33 pm: |
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I believe some of these were made by Iloca... would have been in the mid-1950s I think. Tower as a store brand of Sears Roebuck, and the name appears on cameras made in various countries. |
Msiegel
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Username: Msiegel
Post Number: 143
Registered: 03-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, October 19, 2009 - 01:36 am: |
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Following Rick's hint I did a quick search finding this:
http://www.ukcamera.com/classic_cameras/iloca1.htm
Search terms were
iloca compur rapid
in google picture search.
Maybe it helps |
Hanskerensky
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Username: Hanskerensky
Post Number: 15
Registered: 05-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, November 05, 2009 - 10:59 am: |
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Another candidate according to the list on http://www.camerapedia.org/wiki/Sears could be the Braun Super Colorette. Its lens is also a Steinheil although i'm not sure about the shutter being a Compur-Rapid. |
Dmcrite33
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Username: Dmcrite33
Post Number: 16
Registered: 03-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, November 06, 2009 - 11:00 am: |
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Thanks for the references, but none of these are like my camera. It seems strange that I can't find any info on it. |
Msiegel
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Username: Msiegel
Post Number: 149
Registered: 03-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, November 07, 2009 - 09:13 am: |
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Maybe if you posted an image of your camera we would get the idea. |
Dmcrite33
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Username: Dmcrite33
Post Number: 17
Registered: 03-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, November 08, 2009 - 01:34 pm: |
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Sounds like a good idea. I will try to do it soon. |
