This Balda Juwella is similar to some others I have shown here previously. These are common cameras to find today. Balda must have sold a ton of these. This one was missing a small piece of the leatherette covering when I got it so I cut and glued a new small piece. I use a product called Arbetex Leather Cloth, with a “Morocco grain” texture. Not perfect, but it blends in fairly well on lots of cameras from this era. I use this to patch damaged typewriter cases from this time period also.

I cleaned the lens and took this Balda Juwella camera on a walk in the woods. I was pleased by the results.