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OBJECT TYPE: 120 ROLLFILM
DATE: 1960–1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1374.001

MANUFACTURER: MAMIYA CAMERA CO.
MODEL: MAMIYA PRESS
LOCATION: Tokyo, Japan

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General Information

Serial #: 2810734
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CAMEARA WITH GLASS LENS AND VIEWFINDER; SYNTHETIC BODY COVERING/ SYNTHETIC HAND GRIP

Dimensions

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

Length: 25.5 cm
Width: 13.0 cm
Height: 20.5 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: MAMIYA
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: USED TO RECORD STILL IMAGES IN A TWO DIMENSIONAL FORMAT
Technical: HAS A COMBINED RANGE-VIEWFINDER WHICH ALLOWSUSER TO WORK AND SHOOT QUICKLY. VERSATILE AS USES ROLL, SHEET OR PACK FILM. HAS A TRIGGER RELEASE ON GRIP HANDLE FOR FAST SHOOTING.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON CAMERA: 'MAMIYA/ 281074/ MADE IN JAPAN'/ PRINTED ON LENS HOUSING: 'LENS MADE IN JAPAN/ SEIKOSHA-S/ [3 SCALES]'/ PRINTED ON VIEWFINDER: 'MAMIYA PRESS/ 65mm FINDER/ MADE IN JAPAN'/ PRINTED ON FILM ADAPTER: 'MAMIYA 6 X 9/ ROLL FILM ADAPTER/ MADE IN JAPAN/ ORTHO COLOR INFRARED EMP. PANCHRO H.S.PAN/ 6 X 45/ 6 X 6'/ DYMOTAPE ON ADAPTER: 'DOMINION WIDE PHOTOS 226 SPARKS'/ PRINTED AROUND LENS: 'MAMIYA - SEKOR F.C. 1:6.3 F=65mm No. 702280'
Missing: CARRYING STRAP MISSING
Finish: BODY GLOSS GREY PAINT WITH GREY SIMULATED LEATHER COVERING AROUND CENTRE AND ON ROLL FILM ADAPTER; 65MM FINDER BROWN GLOSS PAINT; HAND-GRIP BLACK WITH GREY STRAP
Decoration: DECORATIVE PANEL AROUND LENS HOUSING

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MAMIYA CAMERA CO., Camera, between 1960–1969, Artifact no. 1995.1374, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.1374.001/

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