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Kodak Retina 1b
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2020.006.01.32
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1954-1957 (Manufacturing)
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- Kodak A.G.
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1 piece of photographic equipment : camera
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Item is a Kodak Retina model with a synchro Compur shutter and a Retina Xenar lens made by Schneider Kreuznach. The bottom lever advances the film and a lever by the viewfinder allows for exposure count.
The Stuttgart camera company Nagel was bought by the Eastman Kodak Company on December 1, 1931. It became Kodak's German branch, Kodak A.G., which developed its own line of products including the Retina and Retinette series. Retina cameras were very popular due to their compact size, high quality, and low cost compared to competitors.