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Vintage Fairchild K-20 Type Aircraft Camera, case, 2 filters (one red, one yellow), an original manual (very fragile), a copy of the original manual, & an instruction manual for \"Aerial Roll Film Developer Assembly - Type D-3\". Camera appears to be extremely clean given it\'s age (pat\'d in 1934 & at the bottom of this listing is a link to the patent office listing with more details). I do not know whether the camera works. Buyer will receive everything in photos. Pic #10 shows a picture of a piece of old black tape that I didn\'t remove. Picture #8 is the inside of the camera. The manual \"K-20 Instruction for Operation & Overhaul by The Folmer Graflex Corp (Rochester, NY USA)\" is in extremely fragile condition & the pages are all separated, however, you can still read it. There is also a copied version as well. Case is in pretty good vintage condition & the latches seem to work. No key. There\'s a small leather pouch inside that has a split in it & a little rust on the outside corner hardware. Email me if you\'d like to see pics of case as I ran out of room. Outside of case is marked, \"Camera, Aircraft Type K-20, Handle With Care\". Case is 11 1/2\" x 151/2\" x 9\" & weighs 18 lbs with camera. Email me if calculates some ridiculous shipping rate & I\'ll calculate it for you.Research shows that these were reconnaissance cameras that most bombers were equipped with during WW2. Metal manufacturer tag reads as follows:PROPERTY AIR FORCES U.S. ARMY
CAMERA, AIRCRAFT
TYPE K 20 SERIAL NO. AF42-61281
ORDER NO. 535AC-26612 SPEC. NO. 31126-8
MF\'RS ASSEMBLY PART NO. E280 H1
U.S. PATENT NOS-
1,777,424: 1,974,842: 2,131,926:
FAIRCHILD AVIATION CORPORATION
NEW YORK N.Y Patent email me with any questions.Thanks for Looking!
