Close-up kit
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- OBJECT TYPE
- OPTICS ALTERING
- DATE
- 1971–1974
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1984.0685.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Polaroid Corp.
- MODEL
- 543
- LOCATION
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL & GLASS LENS/ SYNTHETIC VIEWFINDER ADAPTER & CASE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 11.0 cm
- Width
- 10.1 cm
- Height
- 5.6 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Photography
- Category
- Still camera accessories
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Polaroid
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Massachusetts
- City
- Cambridge
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
USED TO ALLOW CLOSE-UP PHOTOGRAPHY AT A RANGE OF 9-15 INCHES WITH A POLAROID CAMERA. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 LENS: RED LETTERING READING 'Polaroid Close-Up Lens', BLACK 'Made in Japan'/.2 VIEWFINDER ADAPTER: GREY DECAL READING 'Polaroid/ close-up attachment' & '543', 'Range/ 9 to 15/ Inches'/.3 WHITE LETTERING READING 'Polaroid Flash Diffuser #2/ for #490 FocusedFlash/ with B.W. Close-Ups'/ RED LETTERING ON CASE READING 'Polaroid Close-Up Kit #543/ For use with Polaroid color pack cameras'/ INSTRUCTION DECAL ATTACHED TO UNDERSIDE.
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- METALLIC GREY LENS HOUSING/ BLACK & GREY VIEWFINDER ADAPTER/ TWO TONED GREY CASE
- Decoration
- N/A
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Polaroid Corp., Close-up kit, between 1971–1974, Artifact no. 1984.0685, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.0685.001/
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