Film holder used by Hitler's personal photographer

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Film holder (a) and case (b); film holder (a) is a meta rectangular box with a blue shiny top and black sides and bottom; top has metal frame around shiny section, with "hEIDOSCOP / NO 158842 / D.R.P." engraved at one end; one of the smaller sides has a metal handle attached, with a piece of paper with the letter "H" written on it taped to side beneath handle; one of the longer sides has a paper taped to it with "UMKEHR - T - / 19 [?]1[?]" written on it, and a guage showing the number "6" or "9"; the other long side has a tab with the letters "A" and "Z" on white circles near the tab; the bottom has a slide the runs the length of the body with "Z" at the left side and "A" at the right; a white rectangular sticker is affixed above the slide with a numbered 3x4 grid; case (b) is leather with wood sides; one of the short side opens on a hinge; a strap that runs the length of the case and attaches to a knob at the opposite end of the case is held in place by two straps rivitied to bottom of the case; the hinged side has a pad attached to the inside by four rivets; two white stickers on outside of hinged side have "UMKEHR - T - / 12 PLANFILME / 19/18" written on them.

a. left side, on tape, handwritten, black ink : Umkehr - T - / 19 [red ink] / 1 [?] a. right side, right edge, below metal clasp, on circular sticker, handwritten, black ink : Z a. right side, right edge, to the left of the metal clasp, on circular sticker, handwritten, black ink : a. front, on tape, handwritten, black ink : H a. bottom, upper center, on circular sticker, handwritten, black ink : Z a. bottom, bottom center, on circular sticker, handwritten, black ink : A a. bottom, right side, on white sticker, handwritten, black ink : 1 2 3 4 / 5 6 7 8 / 9 10 11 12 b. hinged side, on white stickers, handwritten : Umkehr - T - / 12 Planfilme / 19 / 18