General Information

Serial #

A39610

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL BODY COVERED WITH SYNTHETIC(?)/ LEATHER BELLOWS/ GLASS OPTICS/ LEATHER CASE WITH METAL HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length

18.0 cm

Width

5.8 cm

Height

12.5 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

Federal Republic of Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Stuttgart

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1950S +

Canada

CAMERA OWNED BY CAMERON M. EDWARDS, DONOR'S GRANDFATHER, WHO DIED IN 1978. HE WAS AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER/CINEMATOGRAPHER. IN 1920S-1930S HE WAS APPOINTED AS ASSISTANT TO GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF DAY, GIVING HIM ACCESS TO FILM VENUES SUCH AS ROYAL TOUR, INCLUDING VISITS TO PARLIAMENT HILL, HARRINGTON LAKE ETC. SOME OF HIS FILMS ARE NOW AT NAC UNDER C.M. EDWARDS.

Function

DEVICE USED TO RECORD STILL IMAGES IN TWO DIMENSIONAL FORMAT.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF HIGH QUALITY FOLDINGROLLFILM CAMERA. FIRST SUPER IKONTA WAS INTRODUCED IN 1934; FIRST VERSION OF SUPER IKONTA BX 533/16 WAS PRODUCED 1937-1952. SECOND VERSION WITH UNCOUPLED EXPOSURE METER, SYNCHRO COMPUR SHUTTER & TESSAR OR OPTON TESSAR LENS WAS MADE 1952 TO 1957.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

INCISED LETTERING ON CAMERA BACK READS "Super Ikonta 533/16" WITH "A39610" INCISED ON ONE SIDE & RAISED "Made in Germany" ON OTHER/ INCISED "ZEISS/ IKON" LOGO & LETTERING ON TOP READING "Stuttgart/ Germany"/ SILVER LETTERING ON LENS READING "SYNCHRO COMPUR" WITH WHITE LETTERING READING "Zeiss-Opton Nr 1110524 Tessar 1:2.8 f=80mm F"/ BLACK, SILVER, & RED LETTERING FOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS, DIALS ETC./ RAISED LETTERING INSIDE BACK READS "Zeiss Ikon Film/ B2 - 6x9/ *2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in*/ RAISED "Made in Germany" & "1203/16" ON CASE BACK

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

PLATED METAL & BLACK COVERED BODY/ PLATED & METALLIC PARTS/ BLACK BELLOW/ BROWN LEATHER

Decoration

RAISED "ZEISS IKON" LOGOS ON CAMERA FRONT & BACK, CASE FRONT/ INCISED "ZEISS/ IKON" LOGOS IN VARIOUS PLACES