1938 Voigtlander Bessa 46
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1938 Voigtlander Bessa 46 (Klein-Bessa or Baby Bessa)  is a self-erecting folding camera for 16  4.5 X 6cm exposures on 120 film. Viewfinder in top housing. The trigger release for the shutter protrudes from the side of the front door. This an early model with an automatic film stop which has to be released. A slide on the front of the top plate is for manually advancing the film counter.  This example comes with a Voigtar f3.5 / 75mm lens in a Compur shutter
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