General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METALHEAD/ CARDSTOCK BOX

Dimensions

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

Length

10.2 cm

Width

5.5 cm

Height

3.2 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

ROLLEI

Country

Federal Republic of Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Brunswick

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY THE 1950'S AND 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 MOUNT A CAMERA ON A TRIPOD SO THAT PANORAMIC VIEWS CONSISTING OF TWO OR MORE INDIVIDUAL PHOTOS CAN BE MADE. A COMPLETE CIRCLE OF 360 DEGREES MAY BE HAD WITH TEN EXPOSURES. [REF 1]

Technical

SIMPLE DEVICE DEVELOPED TO ENABLE PHOTOGRAPHERS TO TAKE PANORAMIC VIEWS WITHOUT HAVING TO PURCHASE EXPENSIVE LENSES AND OTHER EQUIPMENT

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PRINTED ON HEAD: 'Rolleiflex/ GERMANY/ [NUMBERS 1 TO 10]'/ PRINTED ON END OF BOX: 'Rolleiflex [?]rd/ [?] HEAD/ TEIL [?]MIQUE/ CABEZA PANORAMICA/ MADE IN GERMANY'/PRINTED ON LID: 'Rollei/ F&H [LOGO]'

Missing

COMPLETE

Finish

HEAD: HAMMELIN BLACK ON TOP, MATTE BLACK UNDERNEATH WITH POLISHED METAL TRIM/ BOX: YELLOW BACKGROUND WITH GOLD AND RED

Decoration

BOX: GOLD SCROLLED LINES ON YELLOW BACKGROUND WITH RED BAND AROUND CENTRE