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OBJECT TYPE: camera
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0022.004

MANUFACTURER: Eastman Kodak Co.
MODEL: B
LOCATION: Rochester, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 4
Total Parts: 8
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL & SYNTHETIC.

Dimensions

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

Length: 21.0 cm
Width: 3.8 cm
Height: 3.7 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: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Rochester

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: THIS TYPE OF CAMERA USED 1940S-1950S. THIS CAMERA LAST USED IN 1960S.
Canada: THIS KODAK TOURIST CAMERA WAS MADE IN TORONTO, ONT. BY CANADIAN KODAK CO. LTD., AND USED IN CANADA BY THE DONOR'S HUSBAND MR. ARTHUR HUBERT.
Function: TO RECORD STILL IMAGES 2 1/4 INCH X 3 1/4 INCH IN SIZE, ON 620 SIZE FILM.
Technical: THE TOURIST'S MOST DISTINCTIVE FEATURE IS THAT THE SHUTTER RELEASE IS INCORPORATED AS PART OF THE BED OF THE CAMERA. THE CAMERA USED 620 SIZE FILM AND TOOK 8 EXPOSURES OF 2 1/4 X 3 1/4 INCHES EACH. IT FEATURES BUILT-IN SYNCHRONIZATION; A DEPTH OF FIELD SCALE; BUILT-IN EYE LEVEL FINDER; AND EXPOSURE GUIDE. THIS EXAMPLE IS FITTED WITH A KODET COATED 86-MM F/12.5 FIXED-FOCUS LENS WITH DIAPHRAGM STOPS TO F/32.(REF. 2)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "KODAK/ FLASHOLDER/ MADE IN/ ROCHESTER N Y USA BY/ EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY" incised in base of support. "Kodak" printed on red decal on top of unit. Yellow decal on top of reflector reads "KODAK FLASHOLDER MODEL B/ NOTICE: SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING EXTENSIONS/ EXPOSURE GUIDE NUMBERS 1/25 SECOND/ FOR LENS OPENING: DIVIDE GUIDE NUMBER/ BY LAMP TO SUBJECT DISTANCE IN FEET/ FILMS/ KODAK VERICHROME/ LAMPS SM-SF/ 60/ 5-25/110/ KODAK PLUS X/ 75/ 140/ KODAK SUPER XX/ 110/ 200/ KODACOLOR TYPE A/ 50/ 100/ KODACHROME TYPE A/ 45/ 70*/ KODAK 2-WAY FLASH GUARD RECOMMENDED * WITH FILTER". Goldtone decal, below, reads "SOLE IMPORTER INTO CANADA/ CANADIAN KODAK CO./ LIMITED/ TORONTO".
Missing: N/A
Finish: FLASH IS BLACK & GREY, WITH SILVER COLOURED REFLECTOR AND BLACK CABLE.
Decoration: N/A

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Eastman Kodak Co., Flash, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2001.0022, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0022.004/

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