Vintage 1940 Kodak Vigilant Six-20 Folding Camera – Fully Functional with Box

Up for sale is a beautiful piece of pre-WWII photographic history: an authentic Kodak Vigilant Six-20 folding camera, manufactured in Rochester, NY, by the Eastman Kodak Company. Based on the factory serial number (266946) stamped on the bed foot, this unit rolled off the assembly line in late 1940. This is the standard premium Vigilant model featuring elegant chrome accents, a built-in modular shutter release linkage, and its rare, original vintage yellow graphics display box. Condition Details & Operation: * Shutter (Fully Tested & Working): Features a factory-original mechanical Kodak Dakon Shutter. Speeds (Time, Bulb, 1/25, 1/50, 1/100) fire sharply and accurately when using the mechanical linkage tab next to the finder. * Original Box Included: Comes with the genuine, hard-to-find original factory box featuring the iconic early Art Deco design and the classic EKC logo badge. It shows honest, vintage shelf patina that looks fantastic on a collector's display shelf! * Lens: 100mm Kodak Anastigmat f/8.8 front-focusing lens. Optical glass elements are exceptionally clean and clear. * Bellows: The original bellows are in gorgeous, pristine condition. * Viewfinder & Optics: The small pop-up metal frame finder on the top plate chassis is missing. However, the camera features its fully intact, rotating waist-level brilliant viewfinder attached directly to the shutter housing.