Sold SOLD! 6x18 cm.120 Roll Film Back

[AnselMortensen]

Sold, thank you!

A vintage WWII U.S. Navy Torpedo Bomber Camera Film Back.
Made by Solar Aircraft Co.
Russell Vought Div.
San Diego, CA c.1944.
Uses 120 film, 4 shots on a roll.
Complete & intact.
Gear-driven film advance works smoothly.
In excellent cosmetic and operating condition...slight black overspray visible.
A fun project to mount on a 5x7 or 8x10 camera to shoot panoramic 120 film... or adapt a junk Torpedo Camera for use!

**Historical Note** Burke & James sold rebadged surplus Torpedo Cameras as "Panoram" 's after the war.

Great project for the experimenter, the budget-conscious tinkerer, collector or machinist.

See photos!
Asking $75, includes CONUS shipping, PayPal G&S fees, and a donation to Photrio.

 

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[Chuck1]

To wind the film you need a torpedo camera?

 

[AnselMortensen]

To wind the film you need a torpedo camera?

No, on the bottom, there is a two-pronged gear that winds the film (visible in the 4th photo, with the red dots).
Not pictured, but included, is a Nikon rewind knob with a custom-machined adapter.
Thanks for reminding me.

 

[rmazzullo]

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[mshchem]

How cool is that!

 

[mshchem]

I always ask for a B-29 for Christmas....Still waiting

 

[AnselMortensen]

I always ask for a B-29 for Christmas....Still waiting

Those cameras were used on TBF / TBM Avengers for training...photo-analysis of torpedo bombing runs, because real torpedos were needed elsewhere.

 

[rmazzullo]

PM sent....thanks!

 

[AnselMortensen]

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Sold!