General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Non-ferrous metal. Leather lining. Glass optics. Cardboard box.

Dimensions

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

Length

7.0 cm

Width

3.9 cm

Height

3.4 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

MINOX

Country

Federal Republic of Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Giessen

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

Part of a collection of photographic equipment from the estate of Wilfred Harold Olson, founder and president of Dominion Wide Photography Ltd., Ottawa (1952-1995). Mr. Olson was a photographer for many years and his studio did work for both the Ottawa Journal and CBC.

Function

A camera accessory showing the field of view of the lens, used in framing and focusing the picture.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

INCISED LETTERING ON VIEWFINDER READING"MINOX" & "MADE IN GERMANY"/ BLACK & WHITE LETTERING ON BOX READS "MINOX", "AUFSICHTSUCHER MODELL B/ REFLEX VIEWFINDER MODEL B/ VISEUR DE POITRINE MODELE B", & "MADE IN GERMANY"/ VENDOR'S LABEL ON UNDERSIDE READS "Photo-Planet [SCRIPT]/ 31.50"

Missing

Complete.

Finish

Brushed metal. Black lining. Colourless transparent glass. Green, black and white box.

Decoration

Black and white drawing of viewfinder on box.