Finder, frame

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OBJECT TYPE: WIRE
DATE: 1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1462.001

MANUFACTURER: LINHOF PRECISION CAMERA WORKS
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Munich, Federal Republic of Germany

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 15.3 cm
Width: 12.4 cm
Height: 2.5 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: LINHOF
Country: Federal Republic of Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Munich

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY USED IN THE 1960S AND 1970S
Canada: PART OF COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT FROM THE ESTATE OF WIOLFRED 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 FRAME THE PICTURE TO BE TAKEN WITH A CAMERA. THE PHOTOGRAPHER KNOWS THAT THE MIDDLE POINT OF THE FRAME FINDER WILL BE THE CENTRE OF THE PHOTOGRAPH.
Technical: WHEN USING THIS FINDER FOR SPORTS EVENTS THERE IS AN ADVANTAGE FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHER IN THAT THEY CAN MORE EASILY OVERLOOK THE SURROUNDINGS AND CONCENTRATE ON THE FRAMED PICTURE AREA.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: no markings
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: SOME PARTS CHROMED
Decoration: N/A

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LINHOF PRECISION CAMERA WORKS, Finder, frame, circa 1960, Artifact no. 1995.1462, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.1462.001/

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