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OBJECT TYPE: camera
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0180.001

MANUFACTURER: Kodak
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Japan

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1-.2 GLASS OPTICS, METAL MOUNT, PLASTICVIEWFINDER & LENS CAP/.3 SYNTHETIC WITH METAL HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length: 9.0 cm
Width: 5.8 cm
Height: 5.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Still camera parts
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1980'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: ACCESSORIES ATTACHED TO FRONT OF CAMERA, TO PHOTOGRAPH SMALL OR DISTANT SUBJECTS (.1) OR TO INCREASE ANGLE OF VIEW (.2).
Technical: ACCESSORY FOR KODAK DISC CAMERAS. IN EFFORT TO CAPITALIZE ON ADVANCES IN FILM TECHNOLOGY & POPULARITY OF QUICK LOADING CAMERAS, KODAK INTRODUCED DISC FORMAT IN 1982, BUT ULTRA-SMALL NEGATIVES WERE NEVER VERY SUCCESSFUL. PRODUCTION STOPPED IN 1990 & DISC FILM WAS WITHDRAWN FROM PRODUCTION IN 1998 (REF. 2).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 WHITE LETTERING ON LENS HOUSING READING "AUX. TELEPHOTO LENS FOR KODAK DISC CAMERAS"; WHITE LETTERING ON MOUNT READS "FOCAL" & INCISED LETTERING READS "JAPAN"/.2 WHITE LETTERING ON LENS HOUSING READING "AUX. WIDE ANGLE LENS FOR KODAK DISC CAMERAS"; WHITE LETTERING ON MOUNT READS "FOCAL" & INCISED LETTERING READS "JAPAN"
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: .1-.2 COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS & VIEWFINDER; GLOSSY BLACK PAINTED MOUNT; BLACK LENS CAP/.3 BLACK WITH PLATED SNAP
Decoration: N/A

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Kodak, Lens, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1999.0180, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1999.0180.001/

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