Voigtländer "Scissors" Camera, 1905

Voigtländer, Braunschweig. Scissor camera no. 98192 (98 seems to be the number of the camera type, so 192 would be the serial number) for 9 x 12 cm. Aluminum scissors with brass bushings, the stability and parallelism that can be achieved with this is excellent, even for the most exacting modern standards, with red bellows (some faded areas on three folds of the bellows on the right-hand side), maximum extension of the camera approx. 32 cm, Heliar 4.5/18 cm no. 196726 on interchangeable plate. The tapes are loose on the focal plane shutter, but when turning the shutter cloth you can read the red imprint "Scheren Camera". A fabric tape running which can be pulled out of the spool (be careful – the fabric tape is brittle but could be replaced) over a roll serves as a distance indicator, with focusing screen back and a double cassette. – This camera has only come up for auction twice worldwide in more than 30 years! – Literature: Abring, Vol. III, no. 3012. – A really great Voigtländer rarity!

布雷克拍品等级是为了方便竞买人判断拍卖品的成色而设置的。布雷克等级用1到6级来标注外观和功能的成色，(从非常好到非常差)。 在目录图册里用括号里的2个数字来表示，前一个数字表示外观成色的级别，后一个数字表示功能成色的级别。如(3/2)表示外观成色是3(满意的)，功能成色2(好)。 成色 定义参照下列标准： 1 - 非常好 (未使用过，没有使用痕迹) 2 - 好 (新，极少的使用痕迹) 3 - 满意的 (普通的使用痕迹) 4 - 及格的 (明显的使用痕迹，某个非主要部件是后配的) 5 - 有缺陷的 (极明显的使用痕迹, 某个主要部件是后配的，功能上有缺陷，需要修理) 6 - 非常差 (严重破损, 缺少重要部件)