Bilora Boy |
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Manufactured or assembled in Germany from (Circa) 1950 to (Circa) 1956.
Index of rarity in France: Rare (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 7234
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Chronology of cameras Bilora
The Bilora Boy is a molded box camera. It uses 127 film and produces 8 exposures of 4 x 6.5 cm.
The molding allows for a shape with elegant curves, quite inspired by streamline design. The eye-level viewfinder is well integrated.
The material allows for some color variations. The buttons can be gold-plated.
Towards the middle of the production period, a second model is introduced. It is a 6 x 6 format on 120 film, with a larger viewfinder, above which is added an accessory shoe.
(non exhaustive) | Format | Misc. | |
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127 (4 x 6,5 cm) |
Black, Simplified release button raised letters |
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Black raised letters |
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Boy | ![]() |
Brown Gold engraved letters |
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Boy Luxus | Gold engraved letters Focusing |
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Boy Luxus | ![]() |
Gold engraved letters Focusing Made in Chili |
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Blitz Boy | 120 (6 x 6 cm) |
Accessory shoe Big finder |
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Boy | ![]() |
The Gevaert Gevabox, although made of metal, is in the same spirit.
The patent ES63823 from 1958 (Spain) protects the film holder of the Boy 120. Not found in other countries, could this be related to Chilean manufacturing?
This Bilora Boy has the particularity of having a simple metal lever as a shutter release , rather than the button located near the viewfinder. It is not a makeshift modification, as the bakelite is not damaged, and there is no trace of a filled-in hole where the button is typically located.
There is no way to determine whether it is an early model or, on the contrary, a late or end-of-series model.
![Bilora Boy](../../bilora/images/Bilora_Boy_declencheur.jpg )
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