General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

PLASTIC CASING WITH METAL DIAL & CHAIN/ LEATHER CASE CONTAINING OPAL DIFFUSER MOUNTED IN METAL CASING

Dimensions

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

Length

8.5 cm

Width

6.1 cm

Height

2.4 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

Zeiss

Country

Federal Republic of Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Stuttgart

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

EQUIPMENT 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

GAUGE USED IN PHOTOGRAPHY TO MEASURE INTENSITY OF LIGHT IN ORDER TO ASCERTAIN NECESSARY DURATION OF EXPOSURE WHEN TAKING PHOTOGRAPH.

Technical

EXPOSURE METER MADE BY ONE OF WORLD'S FOREMOST MAKERS OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT, ZEISS-IKON. METER ISUNUSUALLY THIN, WITH PHOTOCELL AT NARROW END SO THAT READING & CONVERSION CAN BE DONE WITH INSTRUMENT HELD IN OPERATING POSITION. OPAL DIFFUSER CAN BE CLIPPED INTO APERTURE OF PHOTOCELL IN ORDER TO CONVERT METER TO DIRECT INCIDENT LIGHT READINGS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

RAISED LETTERING ON CASING BACK READS "Zeiss Ikon Stuttgart/ Germany" WITH EXPOSURE TABLES/ RED LETTERING ON CASING FRONT READS "IKOPHOT" WITH RED & BLACK LETTERING FOR FUNCTIONS/ RED SCALE & NEEDLE ON DIAL/ GOLD "IKOPHOT" ON CASE FRONT

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

OFF-WHITE CASING WITH WHITE METER, COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT WINDOW/ RED & GOLD PAINTED DIAL/ BROWN CASE/ WHITE OPAL IN GOLD PAINTED METAL CASING

Decoration

RED STAMPED "ZEISS/ IKON" LOGO ON DIAL/ GOLD "ZEISS/ IKON" LOGO ON INSIDE & OUTSIDE OF CASE