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Marceli and Natan Najder - Zionist scouts

Produced in the 1930s, the Agfa Cadet still camera is an example of a box camera which, although not advanced technologically, became extremely important in the history of photography. Unlike in the previous types, it was enough to load a film roll and press the shutter button to take a picture. Thanks to simple operation, ease of transport and accessibility, box cameras have contributed to a significant development of amateur photography. Most likely, the Agfa Cadet camera owned by Marceli Najder also encouraged the young Zionist and pharmacy student to develop his own photographic passion and related skills, thanks to which we can now enjoy the numerous preserved photos of his authorship.

Marta Frączkiewicz

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Information about the object

Organization/label	Agfa-Gevaert (Berlin; 1867- )
Object type	photographic equipment
Time of creation/dating	1930s
Place of creation	Berlin (Germany)
Technique	pouring cutting bending riveting glazing painter’s joining gluing
Material	metal natural leather paint glass cardboard paper adhesive
Keywords	photographers Zionism scouting leisure interwar Poland (1918-1939)
Copyrights status	the object is not protected by copyright law
Owner	POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
Identification number	MPOLIN-M839

The purchase of the object for the POLIN Museum Collection was made possible thanks to the support of theAssociation Of The Jewish Historical Institute Of Poland.