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- OBJECT TYPE
- BOX/ROLLFILM 620
- DATE
- 1957
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1999.0037.001
- MANUFACTURER
- SAWYER'S INC.
- MODEL
- NOMAD
- LOCATION
- Portland, Oregon, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- SYNTHETIC
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
- 11.0 cm
- Height
- 20.0 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
- SAWYER
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Oregon
- City
- Portland
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- PROBABLY USED IN THE 1950S AND 1960S
- Canada
-
ALEX STIRTON (1915-1996), HUSBAND OF DONOR, WAS A NOTED CANADIAN WAR PHOTOGRAPHER. HE DEVELOPED AN INSTEREST IN COLLECTING CAMERAS IN THE 1980'S - NMST ACQUIRED SEVERAL FROM HIS COLLECTION. [REF 1] - Function
-
USED TO RECORD STILL IMAGES ON FILM - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF AMATEUR CAMERA PRODUCED BY A COMPANY BETTER KNOWN FOR ITS MANUFACTURE OF STEREO (3-D) EQUIPMENT [REF 1] - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PRINTED ON FRONT: 'NOMAD 620'/ MOLDED INSIDE BODY: 'USE 620 FILM/ MADE IN U.S.A./ SAWYER'S INC. PORTLAND, ORE./ EMPTY 620 SPOOL HERE/ NEW ROLL620 FILM HERE'/ MOLDED IN BACK OF FLASH UNIT: 'nomad'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- DARK BROWN BODY WITH COPPER FRONT AND SILVER FLASH REFLECTOR
- Decoration
- COPPER FRONT DESIGN WITH RECTANGULAR MARKINGS
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SAWYER'S INC., Camera, circa 1957, Artifact no. 1999.0037, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1999.0037.001/
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