Did they make any Grafmatic holders for the GRAFLEX camera?

[Paul Ewins]

Here's a short piece I wrote about identifying the various types of 4x5 grafmatic.

http://www.paulewins.com/blog/?page_id=54

Note that although 1168 is the one you want, I have seen some with that catalog number but the graflok base. As far as i can tell the base is the only difference between the two types, so perhaps when people upgraded to cameras with graflok backs they got their grafmatics upgraded too.

[jnantz]

Yes, the 1168 (from what few I have seen on ebay) fits the Graflex RB's (SLR) cameras. Very hard to find. The bagmags are pretty easy to find but hit & miss as the leather gets worn and/or dry rot. I have purchased 4-5 on ebay over the past few years and managed to get 2 that had decent leather.

if you can find a tailor who repairs leather
he may be able to repair your bag-mags with bad leather.
i took one to a shop years ago in boston and he used a light proof stitch
( that might be what you need to ask if they know how to do )
and 20 years later the leather is like new.
its not the leather rot i have troubles with, its the septums
some are bent some are straight and if you have a dry plate bag mag
they weigh a ton when fully loaded !