Meopta Magnola - need advice for missing part of hinge

[notorius]

No idea what normal is - this is my entry to LF photography
The format is 13x18 and I use the 5 film holders that came with set - in a very praktical leather case where everything is stuffed nice and secure
The whole thing is HEAVY to put it mild! The tripod adds extra weight too.
So having only 5 film holders makes me think a lot more of what to shoot and I'm trying to figure out lighting and all the basics for getting some good shots in the box
I'm trying to find a way to enlarge the negativs, but til then contact prints will do fine

Hi,
I own Magnola too, with set of original holders, and 13x18,10x15,9x12 inserts. Both of lenses manufactured for Magnola = Belar 210/4.5(Tessar design) in Compound and Largor 135/6.8 in Prontor and original super heavy case. :-) But the case can be use as solid support in some occasions, easily holds 80kgs person with no problems. :-) Magnola itself is copy(somehow updated) of prewar Linhof Medizin. Even holders are compatible, so You can acquire them from Ebay "rather easily", instead of original holders, which are very difficult to get even here in Czech Rep.
Unfortunately there is nothing, what should suport the shade, this is weak spot of the design for sure. I do not know, why they did not inspire by designs used long ago in e.g Zeiss Ikon Ideal and similar... One solution is to rotate whole back to move the heavier part downwards. Or not to use this shade. Open it (like a door) and use darkcloath as with normal LF camera.

[Paul Fitzgerald]

"There seem to miss a part of the camera though. The shade that covers the ground glass should be hinged - but the part that should hold the shade is missing."

Do you mean the slide that holds it closed?
It does not look like there is something to hold it open, just gravity.