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OBJECT TYPE: COPY CAMERA
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1980.0273.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: 353
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODEN CAMERA ASSEMBLY/ METAL LENS BOARD ASSEMBLY/ METAL CAMERA STAND AND DOCUMENT STAND/ WOODEN DOCUMENT HOLDER

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 300.0 cm
Width: 61.0 cm
Height: 64.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Still cameras
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: TO RECENT
Canada: THIS MACHINE WAS ORIGINALLY OWNED BY CAN GOV'T PRINTING BUR. AND BEARS EQ. NO. 19011, HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY INFO. ON THE MACHINE AS THE NUMBER PREDATES THEIR RECORDS (SEEMS TO INDICATE AN AREA OF USE OF PERHAPS 1920'S TO 1940'S THOUGH THE LENS MAY BE OLDER). THE UNIT WOULD BE EASILY RESTORABLE AND IN FACT THE GEAR ASSEMBLY MISSING COULD BE FABRICATED USING A GEAR FROM THE PHOTOSTAT COPIER (NMST #[?]) AS THE STAND ASSEMBLIES ARE ESSENTIALLY IDENTICAL [INFO. AS PER CATALOGUE CARD]
Function: PHOTOGRAPH ART WORK FOR OFFSET PRINTING
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: SMALL PLAQUE ON CAMERA FOR MFR
Missing: YES; COLOUR FILTER, MFR'S PLATE ON CAMERA, MFR'S PLATE ON STAND, MFR'S PLATE ON DOCUMENT HOLDER, FOCUS RACK ON STAND
Finish: CAMERA ASSEMBLY ANDDOCUMENT HOLDER LACQUERED/ METAL STAND AND BASE PAINTED DARK BROWN
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Camera, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1980.0273, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1980.0273.001/

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