Meter, exposure

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OBJECT TYPE: SPOT
DATE: 1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1405.001

MANUFACTURER: SOLIGOR
MODEL: SPOT SENSOR II
LOCATION: Japan

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General Information

Serial #: 11919
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METER: SYNTHETIC; METAL; GLASS LENS/ CASE: LEATHER WITH METAL ZIPPER PULL AND SYNTHETIC ZIPPER

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: 5.5 cm
Height: 16.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Cine camera accessories
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

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 MEASURE REFLECTED LIGHT LEVELS ON A SMALL AREA TO DETERMINE EXPOSURES FOR PHOTOGRAPHY
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: METER: DECAL ON SIDE -'SOLIGOR/ SPOT SENSOR-II'/ LABEL INSIDE BATTERY CHAMBER: 'S-006P/ 9V'/ ON LENS RINGS: 'No.11919/ [5 SCALES]'/ STICKER ON END: 'JVII 94/ PASSED/ JMDC'/CASE: EMBOSSED IN SIDE: 'SOLIGOR'
Missing: 9V BATTERY REMOVED AND DISPOSED OF
Finish: METER: BLACK - TEXTURED HANDLE, SMOOTH TOP; SCALES PRINTED IN WHITE OR ORANGE/ CASE: BLACK
Decoration: N/A

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