Zeiss Ikon Compur - help

gemc

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Hi there everyone
I have recently inherited a Zeiss Ikon Compur with leather case and have no idea how much it may be worth. I see a variety for sale on eBay but I don't think that is a true reflection of what something may be worth - just what someone is selling it for.
I am struggling to identify how old it is or unique markers so am hoping you may be able to help. I have attached some photos. Apologies for the shoddy pictures - I am no photographer as I'm sure you can tell!
Thank you in advance for any advice you can give me.
Gem
 

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BrianShaw

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The completed sales is better to monitor than the for-sale listings.
 
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gemc

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BrianShaw said:
The completed sales is better to monitor than the for-sale listings.
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Thank you for responding and I have just discovered that - didn't know it existed until now! There doesn't seem to be any like it though for comparison - I think it's the Novar that makes it different but I genuinely don't know. It doesn't matter if it's not worth much, I would just hate to give something away with no knowledge that it may be worth more for my mum's sake. Thank you again
 

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Compur is the shutter brand, not the camera model. Zeiss made a lot of these folders; the Novar is probably the most common lens for them. This one is a scale-focus 6x9 model, and the pop-up finder and focal length given in cm mean it’s probably pre-war. Usually there is a model number stamped in the leather (sometimes faintly) at one end. They’re very usable cameras.

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Welcome to Photrio.
ntenny's post should give you something to work with - sometimes that model number is really hard to see.
This link may help if, as I expect, it is a Nettar: http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Nettar
One observation though - these are often very usable cameras, capable of use with modern film, so this thread may end up being moved from the "Antiques" sub-forum to the Medium Format sub-forum.
 
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