General Information

Serial #

849111

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL AND SYNTHETIC BODY; METAL TRIM; GLASS AND METAL LENSES/LEATHER CASE WITH METAL HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length

10.0 cm

Width

9.0 cm

Height

14.0 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

Argus

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Michigan

City

Ann Arbor

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY USED IN THE LATE 1940S AND 1950S

Canada

ALEX STIRTON (1915-1996) WAS A NOTED CANADIAN WAR PHOTOGRAPHER. HE DEVELOPED AN INTEREST IN COLLECTING CAMERAS IN THE 1980'S. NMST ACQUIRED SEVERAL FROM HIS COLLECTION. [REF 4]

Function

USED TO RECORD STILL IMAGES ON FILM.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF LOW COST TLR CAMERA POPULAR FROM THE 1930S WHEN REINTRODUCED BY THE ROLLEIFLEX AND 120 FILM, UNTIL THE 1960S WHEN IMPROVEMENTS WITH THE SLR MADE THEM MORE POPULAR [REF 4]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE ON TOP: 'argus/ U.S.A.'/ PLATE ON FRONT: 'argoflex'/ STAMPED ON EACH SIDE OF BODY: 'argus'/ MOLDED IN BACK: 'argoflex'/ STAMPED INSIDE BASE: '849111'/ DECAL ON BOTTOM: 'FOR BEST RESULTS/ RELOAD ONLY WITH 620 OR PB 20 FILM'/ PRINTED AROUND LENSES: 'F.4.5 ANASTIGMAT/ 3.5 4 4.5 5 6 7 8 10 15 20 30 60 [INFINITY]/ 18 12.7 9 6.3 4.5 [2 TIMES]' 'ARGUS COATED VAREX/ 75 mm f/4.5 ANASTIGMAT/ T B 200 100 50 25 10/ 18 12.7 9 6.3 f4.5'

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

BLACK TEXTURED FINISH/ LIGHT BROWN CASE WITH YELLOW THREAD

Decoration

N/A