Ermanox (4.5 x 6cm)

OBJECT TYPE: Camera
MANUFACTURER: Heinrich Ernemann AG
NATIONALITY: German
PLACE MANUFACTURED: Germany, Dresden
OBJECT NAME VARIATION: Ernox
INTRODUCTION DATE: 1924
PRODUCTION DATES: 1924-1930
FILM TYPE: dry plate
IMAGE SIZE: 4.5 x 6 cm.
ORIGINAL LIST PRICE: 4500 marks
SIGNIFICANT FEATURE: f/2 Ernostar lens
FUNCTIONAL TYPE: dry plate
STANDARD LENSES/SHUTTERS:
  10cm f/2 Ernostar
  8.5cm f/1.8 Ernostar

NOTES:
  "4.5x6cm rigid-bodied model, c1924-1925. (After the 1926 merger, the
  Ermanox continued as a Zeiss-Ikon model with the Zeiss-Ikon
  identification on the hood). Originally introduced as the 'Ernox'.
  Metal body covered with black leather. Focal plane shutter, 20-1000
  Ernostar f2/100mm (rarer and earlier) or f1.8/85mm lens." (McKeown,
  1994).
  In March 1939, the camera sold at Willoughbys for close-out price of
  $59.50.

OBJECT IDENTIFIER: E713.00001
VIDEODISC 1, FRAME NUMBER: 27

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES:
Lothrop, Eaton S., Jr. --A Century of Cameras from the Collection of the International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House.-- Dobbs Ferry, NY: Morgan & Morgan, 1973. pp 158.//
McKeown, Jim & McKeown, Joan. --McKeown's Price Guide to Antique & Classic Cameras: 1995-1996.-- Grantsburg, WI: Centennial Photo, 1994. pp 185.//