Here a very complete Leica post-war Standard New York outfit, containing a body with Velostigmat 3.5/50 mm no. 510097 in red E.Leitz New York display box, Velostigmat Ser. II 4.5/90mm no. 495860 (cap, keeper), Velostigmat Ser. II 4.5/127 mm no. 452310 (cap, keeper), IMARECT (IMFIN) N.Y. finder no.1244 in maker’s box, black FISON hood, chrome FIKUS hood, four black A36 color filters and a chrome A36 polarising filter in fitting brown E. Leitz New York outfit case. All in fine condition.

LITERATURE Paul-Henry van Hasbroeck (ed.), Leica in Colour, London 1998, p. 36, 50-51.

After production of the then-new Leica IIIc with diecast shutter crate had just re-started in the early postwar years, Leitz Wetzlar parallel assembled small series of pre-war Leica models from remaining parts. The post-war Leica Standard (model E) with only about 600 units produced is a rarity. This model is also often called “Standard New York“. A larger series from its small production was shipped to the Leitz Agency in New York, from where it was offered and distributed with the rare Wollensak “Velostigmat“ lenses of 50, 90 and 127 mm focal length, which do carry the “E. Leitz New York“ engrvavings. A number of matching accessories were made in New York, such as various filters and sunshades, as well as a Universal Finder which does look very similar to the Wetzlar “VIOOH“.

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