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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1364.002

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 6
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Unknown

Dimensions

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

Length: 21.5 cm
Width: 6.5 cm
Height: 10.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Television
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY THE 1980'S
Canada: PART OF A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT FROM THE ESTATE OF WILFRED HAROLD OLSON, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF DOMINION WIDE PHOTOGRAPHY LTD., OTTAWA (C 1950-1995). MR. OLSON WAS APHOTOGRAPHER FOR MANY YEARS AND HIS STUDIO DID WORK FOR BOTH THE OTTAWA JOURNAL AND THE CBC.
Function: USED TO PICK-UP VIDEO COLOUR INFORMATION FOR FEED TO A MONITOR AND/OR VCR.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF EARLY HOME OR SEMI-PROFESSIONAL VIDEO CAMERA WITH SEPARATE POWER SUPPLY & VIEWFINDER. TYPICAL OF THOSE IN USE BEFORE THE ADVENT OF THE CAMCORDER. WILL HELP DOCUMENT THE INTRODUCTION OF THE "HOME" VIDEO CAMERA. [SEE ALSO CURATOR'S ACQUISITION PROPOSAL IN S.I. FILE]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTING ON BOTTOM INCLUDES: 'VIEW FINDER FOR COLOR/ CAMERA MODEL CC002/.../ CAUTION.../ DEPT. WTJ. MANUFACTURED/ FEBRUARY 1979/ MADE IN/ JAPAN/ MADE IN WAKIMACHI, TOKUSHIMA, JAPAN/ BY MATSUSHITA KOTOBUKI ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. WAKIMACHI DIV.'/
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE WITH VIEWFINDER, LENS, POWER SUPPLY, HAND GRIP AND CABLE TO CONNECT TO MONITOR OR RECORDER/ CARRYING STRAP MISSING FROM CASE
Finish: SHINY BLACK WITH BRUSHED METAL ENDS
Decoration: N/A

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