General Information

Serial #

63 812

Part Number

1

Total Parts

6

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ALUMINUM/ GLASS/ PLASTIC

Dimensions

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

Length

8.7 cm

Width

2.8 cm

Height

1.7 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

MINOX

Country

Federal Republic of Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Giessen

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

TO RECORD STILL IMAGES

Technical

THE ORIGINAL MODEL (NOT THIS ARTIFACT) WAS MADE IN RIGER, LATVIA BY VALSTS ELECTRO-TECHNISKA FABRIKA. GUILLOTINE SHUTTER 1/2-1000. MINOSTIGMAT LENS, F3.5/15MM. IT WAS A PRACTICAL & EFFECTIVE CAMERA FOR UNDERCOVER USE. ORIGINAL MODEL DESIGNED BY WALTER ZAPP & GAVE 50 EXP. 8X11MM FILM IN RELOADABLE CASSETTES. NO STOPS WERE FITTED IN VIEW OF THE SMALL FORMAT & SHORT FOCAL LENGTH OF THE 15MM. F3.5 MINOSTIGMAT LENS, EXPOSURE BEING REGULATED BY THE SHUTTER WHICH GAVE SPEEDS FROM 1/2 TO 1/1000 SEC. THERE WAS A BUILT-IN YELLOW FILTER. THE MINOX 11 HAS BUILT-IN GREEN AND ORANGE FILTERS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Print engraved onback of camera: "MINOX/ WETZLAR/ MADE IN GERMANY"/ pRINT INSIDE CAMERA: "63 812"/ Print in front of camera: "COMPLAN/ 1:3,5/ f=15mm"/

Missing

NONE

Finish

DULL ALUMINUM FINISH

Decoration

N/A