General Information

Serial #

5001859

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC CASING & PARTS/ GLASS LIGHT COLLECTOR, METER WINDOW/ LEATHER CASE/ FABRIC STRAP

Dimensions

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

Length

11.0 cm

Width

6.4 cm

Height

3.7 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

Weston

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New Jersey

City

Newark

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

IN 1932 WESTIN INTRODUCED WESTON UNIVERSAL 617 PHOTOELECTRIC EXPOSUREMETER. THIS & MANY SUBSEQUENT METERS HAD SELENIUM PHOTOCELL & AMMETER WHICH MEASURED LIGHT LEVELS & CALCULATED APPROPRIATE EXPOSURES.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

INCISED WHITE LETTERING ON BLACK PLATE ON BACK READS "WESTON/ EMULSION SPEEDS/ FILM OR PLATE DAY TUNG./ NO. 5001859/ MODEL 650/ WESTON ELEC. INST. CORP./ NEWARK, N.J., U.S.A."/ BLACK LETTERING ON DIAL FACE READS "MODEL 650 NO./ WESTON PHOTOTRONIC EXPOSURE METER" WITH PATENT INFO.

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

BLACK CASING/ WHITE DIAL FACE WITH BLACK MARKINGS & RED NEEDLE, COLOURLESS & TRANSPARENT WINDOW/ TRANSLUCENT LIGHT COLLECTOR/ BLACK STRAP/ BROWN CASE

Decoration

RAISED FAN-LIKE DESIGN WITH INCISED "WESTON" ON FRONT