Antique 1951 Eastman Kodak Tourist Folding Camera Vintage Original

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Antique Eastman Kodak Folding Tourist Camera (great color) & Original Leather Lanyard Bellows are in good condition with no holes or cracks. This camera is from the 1950's The Kodak Tourists were the last in a long line of American made folding roll film cameras from Eastman Kodak . The Tourist II , introduced in May of 1951, features a redesigned top cover and a new viewfinder, which contains frame lines for the optional 828 roll film adapter. Production was discontinued in July of 1958. The Tourists are well made and feature a die cast aluminum body, covered in black Kodadur, a synthetic leather of remarkable durability. All models feature a tripod socket, a lens door mounted shutter release, and eye-level viewfinders. All Tourists feature flash synchronization . The Anaston and Anastar lens models feature cable release sockets on the shutter, front-element focusing, and top mounted accessory shoes; the fixed-focus Kodet lens models lack these features and had smaller viewfinders. Frame spacing and shutter cocking are completely manual.