General Information

Serial #

174767

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL, LEATHER, GLASS/ LEATHER CASE WITH METAL HARDWARE & VELVET LINING/ CARDSTOCK BOX & FILM

Dimensions

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

Length

24.5 cm

Width

12.5 cm

Height

19.5 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

Zeiss

Country

Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Dresden

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS ONE WOULD HAVE STARTED TO BE USED BEFORE 1936 AS THIS IS WHEN THE FOREST SERVICE BECAME 'DOMINION FOREST SERVICE' (SEE MARKINGS)

Canada

USED IN CANADA - TYPE SAMPLE

Function

TO RECORD STILL IMAGES

Technical

ONE OF THE INITIAL MODELS PRODUCED BY ZEISS IKON. VERSATILITY AND QUALITY OF CONSTRUCTION WOULD HAVE MADE THE 'MAXIMAR' IDEAL FOR TECHNICAL AND AMATEUR USE BY THE FORESTRY SERVICE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

ON BASE: 'ZEISS/ IKON/ Made in Germany'; SCRATCHED ON BASE: 'FOREST SERVICE/ OTTAWA, CAN.'; AROUND LENS: 'Zeiss Ikon/ KL10/ "Novar-Anastigmat" 1:6.8F = 16.5 cm Nr. 1308353/ 174767'/ [SHUTTER SPEED] 'B T 1 2 5 10 25 50 100'/ [LENS OPENING] '32' TO '6.8'/ SCALE ON SIDE: 'FEET/ 6 [TO] INFINITY/ E61170'/ ON FRONT: 'ZEISS/ IKON'/ ON TOP: 'Maximar 207/9'/ ON BACK FROM: 'N 7007'/ SCRATCHED ON FRAME: 'akAB49'/ ON CAMERA CASE 'D.F.S. OTTAWA/ ZEISS IKON'

Missing

N/A

Finish

CASE- BROWN/ CAMERA BLACK KNOBBLY LEATHER OUTSIDE, BLACK SMOOTH LEATHER BELLOWS, CHROMED METAL HARDWARE, AND GLOSS BLACK PAINTED BASE

Decoration

N/A