Cable release
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- OBJECT TYPE
- Shutter releases
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1994.0229.018
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 18
- Total Parts
- 22
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Unknown
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- N/A
- 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
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Saskatchewan
- Period
- This camera used c. 1945 to 1973. Used infrequently from 1973 to 1994.
- Canada
-
Original use in Saskatchewan unknown, but likely used as a press camera based on 4x5 format, and generic use of speed graphics. (ref.1) - Function
-
A cable attached to the shutter release of a camera, allowing the photographer to open the shutter without disturbing the cameras position during long exposures. - Technical
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Later model of the popular press camera used throughout much of the 20th century. The 4x5 format was originally adapted to newspaper column formats. Noted for versatility. Intended as a plate camera, it could also be adapted to use roll film. (ref.1) - Area Notes
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- Appears complete
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Cable release, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1994.0229, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0229.018/
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