Description: POLAROIDPROTOTYPE AUTOMATIC 100 LAND CAMERA Vintage Instant Film Camera Ser # - NO SERIAL NUMBER AS A PHOTOGRAPHER AND CAMERA COLLECTOR, I PURCHASED THIS CAMERA FROM THE ESTATE OF A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER NORTH OF THE BOSTON AREA. I JUST LOVE THE AUTOMATIC SERIES OF CAMERAS AND HAVE 22 AUTOMATIC 100'S AND DIDN'T KNOW THIS CAMERA WAS SPECIAL UNTIL I WENT THROUGH MY PROCESS OF LOGGING IT INTO MY COLLECTION. WHEN I NOTED THERE WAS NO SERIAL NUMBER, I STARTED LOOKING MORE CLOSELY AT THE CAMERA AND NOTED THERE WAS NO POLAROID NAME INSIDE THE CAMERA AND THERE WAS NO PATENT NUMBERS. I NOTED THE CONSTRUCTION ON THE FILM DOOR WAS TOTALLY DIFFERENT THAN ANY AUTOMATIC PRODUCTION MODEL AND WHAT I CONSIDER A DESIGN OOPS.. THE DOOR WAS MADE FOR THE CAMERA AND WOULDN'T CLOSE AND HAD TO BE MODIFIED.THE FRONT PLATE IS AN UNUSUAL BLUE COLOR INSTEAD OF THE STEEL GRAY COLOR THAT WAS USED ON PRODUCTION AUTOMATIC 100'S. if YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE AUTOMATIC SERIES, POLAROID ESSENTIALLY USED A DIFFERENT COMBINATION OF LENS PLATE COVER / LETTERING COLORS FOR EVERY CAMERA... FOR INSTANCE ONLY THE MODEL 102 IS GOLD. I ALSO NOTED THE FILM SPEED CONTROL AREA WAS DIFFERENT TOO. THE PRODUCTION MODELS HAVE THE WORDS FILM SPEED ETCHED IN THE LOWER FRAME THAT ARE MISSING ON THIS CAMERA. PRODUCTION MODELS HAVE NUBS OR BUMPS AT EITHER END OF THE BLUE HANDLED COLOR / BLACK & WHITE SWITCH WHILE THEY TOO ARE MISSING ON THIS CAMERA. ON THE TOP OF THE LENS PLATE THERE IS A LABEL THAT SHOWS COLOR / BLACK & WHITE INFORMATION. THE LABEL ON THIS CAMERA IS DIFFERENT THAN PRODUCTION MODELS WITH DIFFERENT WORDING AND PRINTING LAYOUT.I LOOKED AT THE BLACK CAMERA COVER AND DID NOTE TWO DIFFERENCES FROM ALL THE PRODUCTION COVERS THAT I HAVE. WHEN YOU CLOSE THE COVER THE FRONT AREA COMES IN CONTACT WITH THE #2 BUTTON AREA ON THE TOP. PRODUCTION MODELS HAVE A SMALL INDENT THAT ALLOWS THE COVER TO FIT AROUND THE BUTTON. THIS COVER IS STRAIGHT / FLAT WITHOUT THE INDENT. I ALSO NOTED THAT ALL THE PRODUCTION COVERS HAVE THE WORD "LIFT" ON THE FRONT EDGE... THAT WORD IS MISSING ON THIS COVER. I DID PUT A BATTERY IN THE CAMERA AND THE SHUTTER WORKS WITH THE DISTINCTIVE DOUBLE CLICK AND THE LIGHT SENSOR ALSO FUNCTIONS AND HOLDS THE SHUTTER OPEN IN DARK CONDITIONS. THE CAMERA WAS NOT TESTED WITH FILM TO TEST FULL FUNCTIONALITY.I HAVE TRIED TO TAKE PHOTO'S THAT REPRESENT THE PROTOTYPE FEATURES OF THIS CAMERA.I CAN ONLY GUESS THIS PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER HAD SOME TIES WITH POLAROID AND WAS DOING FIELD TESTING OF THE REVOLUTIONARY NEW PACK FILM & CAMERA.IN ALL THE YEARS I HAVE OWNED THIS CAMERA I HAVE SEARCHED FOR A PROTOTYPE AUTOMATIC CAMERA AND FOUND ZIP - THIS MAY BE THE ONLY PROTOTYPE AUTOMATIC 100 IN EXISTENCE - ??? SEE PHOTOS FOR WHAT YOU WILL BE RECEIVINGPayment terms:PAYPALNo International Shipping Ships only to lower 48 Continental States No Shipping to APO / FPO Shipping/Handling costs are $0.00Please ask questions if you need more information and I will be glad to help in any way I can.THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AT MY AUCTION!
Price: 2223.23 USD
Location: Grovetown, Georgia
End Time: 2023-11-23T03:59:01.000Z
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Model: Prototype Automatic 100
Brand: Polaroid
