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OBJECT TYPE: 35MM/UNDERWATER
DATE: 1963
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1368.001

MANUFACTURER: Nippon Kogaku
MODEL: NIKONOS
LOCATION: Tokyo, Japan

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General Information

Serial #: 906021
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL BODY WITH SYNTHETIC COVERING ANDSTRAP; GLASS LENS AND COVER

Dimensions

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

Length: 15.0 cm
Width: 7.0 cm
Height: 10.0 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: Nikon
Country: Japan
State/Province: Unknown
City: Tokyo

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY USED IN THE 1960'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 A PHOTOGRAPHER FOR MANY YEARS AND HIS STUDIO DID WORK FOR BOTH THE OTTAWA JOURNAL AND THE CBC.
Function: MADE TO RECORD STILL IMAGES UNDERWATER.
Technical: HERMETICALLY SEALED SO CAN BE USED IN ALL WEATHER AND UNDERWATER UP TO 160 FT BELOW THE SURFACE WITHOUT SPECIAL HOUSING. WITHSTANDS SALT WATER CORROSION, MILDEW AND FUNGUS. [REF 2]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTING ON CAMERA BODY: 'NIKONOS/ NIPPON/ KOGAKU/ TOKYO/ 906021/ B 30 60 125 250 500'/ AROUND LENS: 'W-NIKKOR 1:2.5 F=35MM No.191499'/ SCALES ON FRONT: '5 7 10 15 30 [INFINITY SYMBOL] feet' '2.5 4 5.6 8 11 16 22'
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: BLACK GLOSS PAINT TOP AND BOTTOM; 'DIAMOND' TEXTURED COVER ON BODY; SOME CHROMED METAL PARTS; BLACK STRAP
Decoration: N/A

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