Studio Camera by Richard Bentzin, c. 1880

"Richard Bentzin - Tischlerei Görlitz". German studio camera in good condition, walnut with nickel fittings, plate size 9 x 9 in., with 2 wood cassettes and focusing screen back, green bellows with black corners, swing back, base board size 13 1/3 x 23 3/5 in., on solid tripod (freely supported on stage), tripod height approx. 60 in. (with crank mechanism), holder for 2 cassettes. With unmarked brass lens, for waterhouse stop, rack-and-pinion focusing, rear glass missing. - Richard Bentzin was a very small-scale camera producer between 1880 and 1890, after which he made only camera shutters. - Very rare and decorative studio camera!

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)