Feca
Camera
Friedrich Deckel
German, 1903–1960s
Joseph Schneider & Co.
German, estab. 1913
Feca
ca. 1930
Metal, leather, and glass
Overall (open): 5 1/2 × 5 1/4 × 6 1/2 in. (14 × 13.3 × 16.5 cm)
Overall (closed): 5 1/2 × 3 3/4 × 1 3/4 in. (14 × 9.5 × 4.4 cm)
Gift of Elizabeth Brauer in honor of Eleanor Cooke Beard (1909-1991), 2022
2022.0057.0001
DescriptionBlack leather-covered, rectangular folding camera with waist-level viewfinder, eye-level viewfinder, Xenar 10.5cm f/4.5 lens in black leather case with three film holders and cable release.
Inscriptions Engraved in black leather on back of camera: Feca / Engraved in white inside camera on bed: Feca / Engraved in black on focus guide: Feet, (infinity), 33, 21, 14, 7, 5 / Engraved in white on aperture dial: F. Deckel-München COMPUR Made in Germany, 4.5, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22, 32 / Engraved in white on lens: Jos Schneider & Co. Kreuznach No.572901 Xenar f/4.5 10.5cm
