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- OBJECT TYPE
- 35MM
- DATE
- 1926–1930
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1981.1124.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Leitz, Ernst
- MODEL
- LEICA A
- LOCATION
- Wetzlar, Federal Republic of Germany
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 42672
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- EXTERIOR COVERING- LEATHER, ENAMEL, NICKEL PLATE/ BODY- DIE CAST ALUMINUM, BRASS/ LENS HOUSING- NICKEL PLATING ON BRASS/ SHUTTER HOUSING- ALUMINUM/ LENS- GLASS/ VIEWFINDER- BRASS, ENAMEL & GLASS/ ANGLED SPRING-NICKEL PLATED METAL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 13.8 cm
- Width
- 4.0 cm
- Height
- 6.8 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
- Leitz
- Country
- Federal Republic of Germany
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Wetzlar
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO RECORD STILL IMAGES - Technical
-
CONSTRUCTED BY OSKAR BARNACK, THE LEICA WAS A PRECISION INSTRUMENT. MR. BARNACK WAS THE FIRST TO ACCOMPLISH SUCH PRECISION IN A MINIATURE CAMERA AT FULLAPERATURE OF F:35. THE LEICA WAS THE FIRST COMMERCIALLY SUCCESSFUL 35MM CAMERA. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFR'S NAME 'ERNST LEITZ WETZLAR D.R.P.' ON TOP OF SHUTTER SPEED CONTROL, ENGRAVED, UPPER & LOWER CASE, BLOCK PRINT IN BLACK/ 'LEITZ ELMAR 1:3.5 F=50MM' ON LENS HOUSING, ENGRAVED, UPPER & LOWER CASE BLOCK PRINT IN BLACK
- Missing
- Unknown
- Finish
- EXTERIOR FINISHING- BLACK & SILVER/ LENS HOUSING- BLACK & SILVER/ SHUTTER HOUSING- BLACK/ VIEWFINDER- BLACK & COLOURLESS/ BODY- BLACK & SILVER/ ANGLED SPRING- NICKEL PLATED METAL
- Decoration
- N/A
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Leitz, Ernst, Camera, between 1926–1930, Artifact no. 1981.1124, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1981.1124.001/
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