Near Mint 1940s Kodak Tourists Fold Out Camera

Description

Grandpas closet.. this camera has been very well preserved and stored in its original leather case, no light leaks, no mold or fog on lens, mechanics work properly..
**All my camera equipment is packaged tight with care in bubble wrap w/ “Fragile, DO NOT DROP stickers”
The Kodak Tourists were the last in a long line of American-made folding roll film cameras from Eastman Kodak. The original Tourist series was introduced in 1948. It was replaced by the Tourist II series, which was introduced in May of 1951 and features a redesigned top cover and a new viewfinder. Production was discontinued in July of 1958.
The Tourists are well made and feature a die cast aluminum alloy body, covered in black "Kodadur", a synthetic leather of remarkable durability. Top plates are molded gray plastic that Kodak called "Tenite", which house eye-level telescopic viewfinders on all models. All models also feature a tripod socket and lens door-mounted shutter release. Frame advancement and shutter cocking are not coupled and are completely manual on all models. All Tourists feature flash synchronization via the ASA bayonet socket.