This is a pretty basic early box from Balda. The box models 0 and 1 were introduced together. The 0 has no tripod socket, or just one. The 1 has two tripod sockets. This is the cheap one, and it’s in average condition. The artificial crocodile skin leather case is a nice detail.

Back in 2022 a friend kindly invited me to visit him at his home in Germany. I bought a bunch of cameras on German eBay and had them shipped to his place so I could bring them home. This camera came with an original German language Balda Poka manual. I have scanned it, scroll to the bottom for the manual.

I took these photos at a historic fort in Philadelphia.

Here is the original manual for the Balda Poka box camera.