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- OBJECT TYPE
- SUBMINIATURE/CASSETTE
- DATE
- 1964–1974
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1995.1344.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Minolta Camera Co. Ltd.
- MODEL
- 16 PS
- LOCATION
- Osaka, Japan
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General Information
- Serial #
- 677341
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 5
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 Metal camera body and parts with synthetic front, glass optics, synthetic case with metal zipper, synthetic carrying strap. .2 synthetic casing with metal parts, synthetic case. .3 metal clamp with rubber lining, in cardboard box. .4 cardboard film box. CW cardboard box and slip case for kit.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 23.3 cm
- Width
- 15.7 cm
- Height
- 7.2 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
- Minolta
- Country
- Japan
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Osaka
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1960's +
- Canada
-
Purchased by donor's parents, who were in the military in Germany, possibly at German PX. - Function
-
Device which records still images in two-dimensional format. - Technical
-
Example of one model of Minolta 16 mm subminiature series, originally produced for export to U.S. only - produced between 1964 and 1974. P series of Minolta 16 mm cameras was oriented towards amateur market. Minolta 16-P is identical to 16-Ps except that Ps has speed selection lever next to lens. See 830209 (Minolta 16-P), 811020 (Minolta 16), 830218 (Minolta 16-II). - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 METALLIC "minolta" ON FRONT; INCISED "minolta-16" ON TOP & ON UNDERSIDE "MINOLTA-16 MODEL-P/ LENS: ROKKOR 3.5/25/ MONOLTACAMERA CO. LTD"; INDENTED "Minolta" ON ONE SIDE OF CASE & RAISED "MADE IN JAPAN" ON OTHER/.2 MULTICOLOURED LABEL READS "DUOFIT/ S/ minolta"; METALLIC "minolta" ON EXPOSURE TABLE; RAISED "JAPAN" ON SYNTHETIC; RAISED "minolta" & INDENTED "JAPAN" ON CASE/.3 BOX MARKED IN BLACK "CLAMP/ FOR Minolta 16-P/ Minolta-16EE/ MINOLTA-16EEE" & "MINOLTA CAMERA CO.", "MADE IN JAPAN", "Minolta/ CLAMP"/.4 LETTERING ON BOX READS "MINOLTA 16", "BLACK & WHITE/ A.S.A. 80 - 20 EXP./ FOR MINOLTA 16", "DROP-IN/ CARTRIDGE/ FOR EASY/ DAY LIGHT/ LOADING"
- Missing
- Complete - with original box and slip case. Duofit flashgun with case. Accessory adapter. Minolta 16 mm colour film. Instructions (camera, flash, film). Warranty info. and card.
- Finish
- .1 Brushed metal body, black front; textured green case, grey strap. .2 white casing, orange button, grey power cord; textured black case. .3 brushed metal clamp with black rubber lining, blue box. .4 green white, and black box. .5 Red battery.
- Decoration
- METALLIC TRIM ON CAMERA FRONT/ YELLOW & RED LETTERING ON KIT BOX READS "MINOLTA" & "16-PS CAMERA KIT"; LOGO CONSISTING OF HAND DANGLING CAMERA, WHICH FORMS LETTER "I" OF "MINOLTA" ON BOX SIDES/ BLACK & RED LETTERING ON KIT BOX COVER INTERIOR READS "MINOLTA/ 16-PS/ CAMERA KIT/ KIT CONTAINS/ 16PS CAMERA WITH CASE/ DUO-FIT S FLASHGUN WITH CASE/ ACCESSORY ADAPTOR/ ROLL OF MINOLTA 16MM COLOR FILM"/ WITH MORE TEXT DESCRIBING FEATURES
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