Self-timer

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OBJECT TYPE: SHUTTER RELEASE
DATE: 1930–1939
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2000.0065.001

MANUFACTURER: KLAPPROTT, HEINRICH
MODEL: AUTOKNIPS
LOCATION: Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION.

Dimensions

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

Length: 5.7 cm
Width: 2.3 cm
Height: 2.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: KLAPPROTT
Country: Federal Republic of Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Hamburg

Context

Country: Europe
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF SELF-TIMER USED MID-1930S+. THIS EXAMPLE PRESUMABLY USED C. 1944+
Canada: PRESUMABLY ACQUIRED IN EASTERN EUROPE BY DONOR'S HUSBAND DURING WW II.
Function: A TIMING DEVICE CONTROLLING SHUTTER RELEASE ON A CAMERA.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF EARLY SIMPLE SELF-TIMER (ALSO KNOWN AS AN EXPOSURE TIMER OR AUTO-TIMER) WHICH, WHEN ATTACHED TO THE SHUTTER RELEASE (CABLE TYPE) WILL OPERATE AT A PREDETERMINED MOMENT. (REF. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "Autoknips/ MADE IN GERMANY" incised in back of self-timer casing; arrow with crosshatching incised on front of casing.
Missing: ORIGINALLY PROVIDED WITH CASE;POSSIBLY ALSO CABLE RELEASE.
Finish: BRIGHT SILVER METAL FINISH; RED PAINTED 'TARGET' ON CRANK.
Decoration: N/A

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KLAPPROTT, HEINRICH, Self-timer, between 1930–1939, Artifact no. 2000.0065, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2000.0065.001/

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