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OBJECT TYPE: INTERNAL PROCESSING/FILMPACK
DATE: 1979
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0202.001

MANUFACTURER: Kodak Canada Inc.
MODEL: COLORBURST 250
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 Predominantly synthetic construction, with some metal fittings..2 synthetic film case.

Dimensions

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

Length: 14.5 cm
Width: 9.5 cm
Height: 21.0 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: Kodak
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: This type of camera used 1979+.
Canada: Popular and controversial internal processing camera made in Canada by Kodak Canada Inc. Kodak Canada was founded by Eastman Kodak in 1899 in a Toronto shop where employees cut sheet film and fitted lenses on cameras to support the growing potential for a photographic market in Canada. As Canadian interest in photography grew, the company expanded across the country throughout the 20th century to produce in all aspects of photography including still and movie cameras, film, x-ray film, photocopy paper, and photographic chemicals under many popular names including Brownie, Kodacolor, Carousel, and Supermatic.
Function: To record still images on photographic film.
Technical: In Oct. 1985, after nine years of patent litigation with Polaroid, Kodak was banned from making and selling instant cameras and film. The ban took effect in January, 1986: by that time 16.5 million cameras were in circulation. This version featured a built-in electronic flash which slid to the side for use, and fixed focus f12.8/100 mm lens; electronic 1/300-2 sec. shutter. It used PR 10 film and produced a 67 x 91 mm image (REF. 2)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 "COLORBURST 250/ A KODAK INSTANT CAMERA/ UN APPAREIL INSTANTANE KODAK KODAK CANADA INC." & "Kodak" with logo appear on camera body front. Controls, etc. labelled. "Close flash between pictures to increase battery life./ Afin d'augmenter la duree de vie utile de la pile/ glisser le flash a l'interieur entre les prises de vue./ FLASH RANGE/ DISTANCE FLASH/ 4-10 ft/pi 1.2-3.0 m" printed on back of flash casing. "Uses Kodak instant print film PR.10/ Uses AA alkaline batteries/ Refer to manual/ [French version]/ KODAK CANADA INC./ Toronto, Ontario M6M 1V3/ CK 62470" printed in white on inside of battery compartment. * cont'd
Missing: None.
Finish: .1 Black casing has fine wrinkle-textured finish; brushed silver metal side panels..2 dark grey top; black synthetic back & sides.
Decoration: N/A

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Kodak Canada Inc., Camera, circa 1979, Artifact no. 1999.0202, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1999.0202.001/

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