Meter, exposure
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- OBJECT TYPE
- LIGHT/COLOR
- DATE
- 1966
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1989.0165.001
- MANUFACTURER
- PHOTO METRIC RESEARCH CORP.
- MODEL
- SPECTRA 3-COLOR
- LOCATION
- Hollywood, California, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 4125
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL/ GLASS/ WOOD/ PAPER/ SYNTHETIC
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
- 19.5 cm
- Height
- 19.5 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
- PHOTO
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- California
- City
- Hollywood
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Quebec
- Period
- PURCHASED BY CBC MARCH 1966 & USED UNTIL EARLY 1980s
- Canada
-
USED IN CANADA - Function
-
USED TO DETERMINE LIGHT COLOUR TEMPERATURE FOR FILM & T.V. WORK - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF SOPHISTICATED LIGHT METER USED TO DETERMINE PROPER FILTERS FOR CORRECTLY BALANCING COLOR FILM &, IN THIS CASE, FOR COLOR TV WORK - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFR'S PLATE: 'PHOTO RESEARCH CORP./ 837 NORTH CANUENGA BOULEVARD. HOLLYWOOD 38, CALIFORNIA'/ METAL PLATE: 'S 18373'/ STICKER ON SIDE: 'RADIO- CANADA/ CBC'/ 'SPECTRA' AROUND FRONT RIM/ ON DIAL: '3 COLOR METER/ NO. 4125/ PATENTED/ S.D.I/ G/R [WITH SCALE -5 TO 10]/ B/R [WITH SCALE -10 TO 20]/ KELVIN/X1000/ [SCALE 0 TO 30]'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- GREY CRINKLE METAL BODY/ LIGHT GREY METAL RIMS AROUND DIALS/ BLACK SWITCH/ RED, BLACK & WHITE PRINTING/ STORAGE BOX VARNISHED ON OUTSIDE/ BROWN HANDLE
- Decoration
- MODEL NAME AROUND RIM/ HORIZONTAL RIDGES AROUNDOUTSIDE EDGE OF COLOR DIAL/ LOGO PRINTED IN 3 PLACES
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PHOTO METRIC RESEARCH CORP., Meter, exposure, circa 1966, Artifact no. 1989.0165, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1989.0165.001/
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