Tessina 35L Automatic Subminiature SPY Camera W/case, Flash, Loader, Docs, More
Item History & Price
Up for sale is the nicest example I have come across of the greatest film-era "spy" camera ever, the Swiss-made Tessina Automatic 35mm.
This clockwork beauty, famous as the camera carried by the Watergate burglars, was built by the Siegrist Co. and distributed by Concava S.A. worldwide and Karl Heitz in the U.S.The various Tessina models are the smallest 35mm TLR cameras ever made and produce 1/2 frame shots on regular 35mm film, giving significantly larger negatives than Minox and ...other 16mm-based spy cameras.
This particular example, features Swiss clockwork film transport, lovely brushed chrome exterior, parallax corrected twin 25mm viewing and taking lenses, flash sync port, and shutter speeds from 1/2 to 1/500 sec, all in a body small enough to fit in a cigarette packet.
Camera has been tested and is firing on all shutter speeds and is advancing film. Camera has very little exterior finish wear, and is in overall excellent condition
Because of the age and rarity of this camera it is being sold AS-IS without warranty.
Included is:
-The Tessina 35L automatic winding subminiture camera and mounted Hip shooting viewfinder
-Leather case
-Original instruction manual
-8 Tessina aluminum Film canisters, each with a cartridge, unsure of the contents or condition of film inside.
-C-clamp style mounting bracket
-Tessina PentaPrism Viewfinder with original box
-Necklace camera holder and tripod mount
-EMO flash with case and instructions
-Extra hip fire viewfinder
-Tessina Film loader/winder
-pack of Coastar lens tissues
The camera is in excellent condition is functionally sound. It is a great piece of spy and photo history, it has been known to be used by Stasi, the KGB and the CIA and several were involved in the watergate scandal.
Not only is this one in excellent shape it comes with many accessories. Please refer to the pictures for any more information.
This clockwork beauty, famous as the camera carried by the Watergate burglars, was built by the Siegrist Co. and distributed by Concava S.A. worldwide and Karl Heitz in the U.S.The various Tessina models are the smallest 35mm TLR cameras ever made and produce 1/2 frame shots on regular 35mm film, giving significantly larger negatives than Minox and ...other 16mm-based spy cameras.
This particular example, features Swiss clockwork film transport, lovely brushed chrome exterior, parallax corrected twin 25mm viewing and taking lenses, flash sync port, and shutter speeds from 1/2 to 1/500 sec, all in a body small enough to fit in a cigarette packet.
Camera has been tested and is firing on all shutter speeds and is advancing film. Camera has very little exterior finish wear, and is in overall excellent condition
Because of the age and rarity of this camera it is being sold AS-IS without warranty.
Included is:
-The Tessina 35L automatic winding subminiture camera and mounted Hip shooting viewfinder
-Leather case
-Original instruction manual
-8 Tessina aluminum Film canisters, each with a cartridge, unsure of the contents or condition of film inside.
-C-clamp style mounting bracket
-Tessina PentaPrism Viewfinder with original box
-Necklace camera holder and tripod mount
-EMO flash with case and instructions
-Extra hip fire viewfinder
-Tessina Film loader/winder
-pack of Coastar lens tissues
The camera is in excellent condition is functionally sound. It is a great piece of spy and photo history, it has been known to be used by Stasi, the KGB and the CIA and several were involved in the watergate scandal.
Not only is this one in excellent shape it comes with many accessories. Please refer to the pictures for any more information.
