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Item no. M640 (meter)

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Item no. M640 (meter)

Type: frankmark

Country: Germany

Date of use: 13 June 1949

Red meter on cover used by the company AGC GAUTHIER G.m.b.H in Calmbach (Germany), manufacturer of photographic shutters. The company was founded in 1902 by Alfred Gathier, and its first shutter, introduced in 1904, was 3-leaf Koilos. There were many others e.g. Ibsor, Vario, Prontor.