382. Simplex Multi-Exposure Model B *

Designed and manufactured in New York City, the 1915 Simplex Multi-Exposure Model B was the first commercially sold full-frame 35mm camera. The Simplex lineup was produced in four models with an estimated total production of fewer than 50 cameras.
The economy Model B here was the only version to offer full-frame format only, the other Simplex models were convertible full or half frame. The Multi-Exposure used 50-feet film magazines, with a capacity of up to 400 exposures and a fixed 6/50mm lens (no ser.no.) in an Ultro shutter, two original spools for perforated 35mm film, back internally engraved ´3026´
While the Tourist Multiple and the French Homeos received earlier patents (both half-frame cameras), the original Simplex Multi-Exposure was sold over the counter to customers in 1914, beating the Tourist Multiple by a few months. Alas, the Simplex Multiple-Exposure camera line did not survive the marketing unpleasantries of WWI. The Simplex Model B is one of the rarest and earliest 35mm cameras.

Sale No 39128
Condition B+
Year 1915

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Estimate € 20000-24000

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