General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEEL CASE AND LID/ SYNTHETIC HANDLE, CORD, FEET, LENS HOLDER, AND SOME WORKING PARTS/ GLASS LENS

Dimensions

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

Length

30.0 cm

Width

24.0 cm

Height

23.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still images

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Argus

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Michigan

City

Ann Arbor

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY USED IN THE 1950S AND 1960S

Canada

PART OF A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT FOR THE ESTATE OF WILFRED HAROLD OLSON, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF DOMINION WIDE PHOTOGRAPHY LTD., OTTAWA (C 1950-1955). MR. OLSON WAS A PHOTOGRAPHER FOR MANY YEARS AND HIS STUDIO DID WORK FOR BOTH THE OTTAWA JOURNAL AND THE CBC.

Function

USED TO PROJECT IMAGES FROM A 35MM SLIDE ONTO A DESIRED SURFACE.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFG'S PLATE ONLAMP HOUSING: 'MODEL/ 58/ LAMP TYPE CZA/ 50-60 CYCLE A.C./ 660 WATTS/ 115 VOLTS/ CSA/ ARGUS CAMERAS, ANN ARBOR, MICH. MADE IN U.S.A./ UL/ DIVISION OF SYLVANIA ELECTRIC PRODUCTS, INC.'/ PRINTED ON FRONT: 'argus 500/ AUTOMATIC'/ PRINTED AROUND LENS HOUSING: 'ARGUS 4 INCH PROJECTION f3.3'/ MOLDED IN LID HANDLE: 'argus'

Missing

NO TRAY

Finish

LID: WAFFLE PATTERN GREEN FINISH WITH METAL TRIM/ BODY: CRINKLE GREEN AND WAFFLE GREEN WITH SHINY AND MATTE METAL TRIM/ LENS HOLDER: BLACK WITH WHITE PRINTING

Decoration

N/A