Picked up Kodak Regent II for nothing -- worth repairing, and if so, who can do it?

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I picked up a Kodak Regent II folder with a Xenar 10.5cm f/3.5 lens and integrated rangefinder for $5 at a thrift store. The focus knob doesn't work (I can see the mechanism is not connected to anything under the bellows), the shutter doesn't fire (doesn't even cock actually), and the lens is hazy. Do you think it's possible to get this fixed up into usable condition, and is it worthwhile? If so, who might be able to do it?
 

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I'd say it would need to be actually examined in order to answer that. Although there's a high probability the shutter can be made to work properly, at the very least.
 
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I have no idea how much such a Regent II was worth, but not every camera of these days had an integrated rangefinder - which should make this camera a little more valuable.
 
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I have no idea how much such a Regent II was worth, but not every camera of these days had an integrated rangefinder - which should make this camera a little more valuable.

The reason I bought it was the integrated rangefinder + Xenar lens + a glimmer of hope that it might be fixable.
 
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