General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CARDBOARD PACKAGING/ PLASTIC VIEWER & FILM

Dimensions

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

Length

20.3 cm

Width

8.5 cm

Height

1.1 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still images

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

VISUAL

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Missouri

City

Chesterfield

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

PROMOTIONAL/ VIEWER IS GIVEN A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CAMERA OBSCURA ON THE INSIDE OF THE PACKAGING AS WELL AS A CHANCE TO SEE SOME OF THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CAMERA OBSCURAS FROM 1544 TO 1800

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

VIEWER: '[ARROW] SNAP ENDS UP [ARROW]/ VISUAL DATA CORPORATION/ CHESTERFIELD, MO.U.S.A.'/ FILM: '77-319/ START/ VISDA [REG. TRADE MARK SYMBOL] STRIP', 'THE/ CAMERA/ OBSCURA', 12 DIFFERENT PICTURES OF CAMERAS & USES WITH DATES/ PACKAGE: 'THE/ CAMERA/ OBSCURA/ Media Consciousness/ Before here and now' FRONT, 'THE FIRST/ KNOWN AID FOR/REPRODUCING/ VISUAL IMAGES' INSIDE, GIVES HISTORY OF USE OF CAMERA OBSCURA & INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE OF VIEWER

Missing

NONE

Finish

PLASTIC VIEWER IS GREEN WITH A WHITE RACK & PINION TYPE OF FILM ADVANCE/ THE FILM IS BROWN & WHITE, YELLOW TINGE IN BACKGROUND TO GIVE APPEARANCE OF AGE/ PACKAGING, OUTSIDE LIGHT BROWN WITH WHITE PRINT, INSIDE OPPOSITE

Decoration

FRONT OF PACKAGING HAS PICTURE OF MAN LOOK THROUGH A CAMERA OBSCURA