Beautiful Charles Mendel gate strut 'chambre a joues' folding camera

Description

For sale a
Charles Mendel gate-strut 'chambre à joues' folding camera
made in Paris in the 1890s for
13x18 plates
Unbranded lens with rotary shutter and rotating aperture plate.
Focusing on the lens with lateral scale (from 3m) and locking screw.
Leather bellows.
Serial
: 5 (on back frame and ground glass holder).
Condition:
Very good aesthetic condition, beautiful mahogany with minor signs of use.
Leather bellows complete and clean. Focusing and apertures working OK.
Shutter functioning perfectly.
Missing ground glass - easy to instal a new one.
See photographs which are part of the description.
SOLD AS COLLECTIBLE
Shipping:
Track & sign shipping.
Europe: 25 USD
USA, Canada and Japan: 40 USD
Shipped carefully packed within 3 days after receiving payment, usually the following day.
Payment
:
Please settle your payment no longer than 3 days after purchase. Paypal preferred.
Any customs’ or any other taxes to be settled by the buyer.
SOLD AS COLLECTIBLE, AS IS, NO REFUND, NO RETURNS
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
I am a camera collector and not a commercial business and I am selling items to decrease my collection. I will be putting regularly more cameras and other items on sale, so if you are interested please visit my page regularly.
Thank you for looking.