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Fotex
Vintage 40's - 50's ?
This seems to be an uncommon camera, it's the only one I've ever seen. It's a small stamped metal camera for 4x4cm pictures on 127 rollfilm. Body size 8.5 cm x 6 cm, or a little over 3" wide.
This one is marked "Made in Denmark" (some are "made in Switzerland").
The body is black crinkle painted; top, bottom and front are nickel-coated, which cleans up nicely. I had a bit of trouble figuring out how to load the film at first, since there's no apparent way to open
the camera. I figured out that the top slides off, and it was a bit sticky since it hadn't been used in a while. Lens marked 47.5 mm/f11. Simple shutter 1/50 sec, T. Fixed focus from 1.50m to infinity. The usual "Cloudy - Sunny" exposure options. Fotex is one of the few cameras made in Denmark. It takes 12 pictures (format 4 x 4cm) on 127 film. Only 433 cameras were manufactured. Production was ceased in 1953. Original price was 24 Danish Crowns. (Thanks to this site for additional information on this camera).
The pictures aren't remarkable, but it's a pretty display piece, next to my other Danish collectibles.If you have information about this camera, please let me know.