Squeezy Bulb

[Two23]

I just got a vintage 1887 Prosch Duplex lens & shutter. It's a ~8 inch rapid rectilinear lens with wheel stops. I calculated it to be f8. I think I figured out how to operate the shutter. A squeezy bulb came with it, but it's likely older than I am. Where can I get a new bulb for this lens, and rubber tubing? Surely someone sells it. It's a cool lens. I can't wait to mount it on my Chamonix 045n. Anyone have any idea what the three shutter speeds are? I'm guessing 25-50-100.


Kent in SD

 

[summicron1]

ask freestyle -- or b&h perhaps.

 

[pgomena]

Maybe a replacement blood pressure bulb from a medical equipment company or large drug store.

 

[EASmithV]

you could get a modern air bulb release shutter cable and take the bulb off... there's one going in the classifieds right now for $20, Kaiser or something. or maybe a turkey baster with an air fitting tapped into the end?

 

[AgX]

Sole bulbs of various sizes made from PVC and rubber quite similar to those from bulb release attachments are available via a chemicals/lab supplier.

 

[randyB]

You might try : ( http://www.packardshutter.com/ ). They might have what you need.

 

[BrianShaw]

I rigged up a temporary makeshift airbulb set-up using a baby nose aspirator and a piece of automotive vacuum tube. Total cost was about $3. It's not pretty but I've been using it for the last 6 or 8 years.