General Information

Serial #

H970533

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL & SYNTHETIC BODY, PARTS/ GLASS OPTICS/ LEATHER BELLOWS & STRAP

Dimensions

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

Length

22.0 cm

Width

12.0 cm

Height

6.2 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

Polaroid

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Massachusetts

City

Cambridge

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

LATE 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.

Function

DEVICE USED TO RECORD STILL IMAGES IN TWO DIMENSIONAL FORMAT, PROCESSING FILM INTERNALLY IN ORDER TO PRODUCE FINISHED PHOTOGRAPH 'INSTANTLY'.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF FAIRLY EARLY POLAROID CAMERA. POLAROID 80 HIGHLANDER APPEARED IN 1954 &WAS FIRST OF SMALLER SIZED POLAROID CAMERAS; 80A WAS PRODUCED FROM 1957 TO 1959 & RESEMBLED 80 EXCEPT THAT SHUTTER WAS MARKED IN EV (EXPOSURE VALUE) SYSTEM.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATED PLATE ON FRONT DOOR WITH RED LETTERING READS "POLAROID/ Land [SCRIPT]/ CAMERA"/ INCISED RED "Polaroid" IN SCRIPT ON CAMERA FRONT/ INCISED "MODEL/ 80A" & "H970533" ON EITHER SIDE OF METAL TAB ON FRONT

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

GREY WRINKLE FINISH ON BODY WITH LIGHT GREY SYNTHETIC PARTS/ BLACK BELLOWS/ GREY STRAP

Decoration

N/A