This Is a beautiful Zeiss Ikon Ideal 250/7 9 x 12cm plate camera made in 1928 (serial # O36803).  It is equipped with a Zeiss Jena Tessar 13.5cm (135mm) f4.5.  Most of these camera that I have seen have a 15cm (150mm) lens, which I think would be a little long for the 9x12cm format. In my mind, the 13.5cm lens is more desirable and practical. The lens, which is very clean, is in a Compur shutter that goes to f32.  The shutter was recently serviced and works perfectly.  The camera has a double bellows extension, a bellows clip to prevent bellows sag when compressed and is in great shape.  Focus is rack and pinion and can be locked. Viewing is by ground glass, with the wire finder attached to the camera or the small optical finder on the front standard. The whole camera shows only pretty minor wear for an item nearly 100 years old with everything intact, including the hand strap. The ground glass back slides of easily to be replaced with the INCLUDED six 665/7 9x12cm plate holders that are clean, damage free and all have dark slides or a 9x12cm pack film adapter.  The camera and plate holders fit into to the included ORIGINAL leather case.  Even the carry strap is intact.  You may never find a cleaner example of this beautiful camera, a working piece of photographic history.