Ben Akiba Walking Stick Camera prints --- Late last version Contax

--- Late last version Contax I in beautiful and perfect working condition with mint Sonnar 2/5cm no

mahogany with brass bound corners

built by Franke & Heidecke from 1932-1938

1938 --- 280544 K

Beautifully designed folding-bed type camera with Sigriste-type focal-plane shutter

Ben Akiba Walking Stick Camera prints --- Late last version ContaxExtremely rare 'spy' camera hidden in the handle of a gentleman's walking stick. The nickel plated brass body produced twenty images, 1. 3x2. 5cm on roll film. Emil Kronke patented his cane handle camera in Britain (1902), Germany (1903) and the United States (1904). It was manufactured by A. Lehmann of Berlin and marketed as the Ben Akiba walking stick camera, fakes and replicas of such cameras do exist! The camera is in very fine original condition,