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- OBJECT TYPE
- SLR/CUT FILM/WAIST-LEVEL
- DATE
- 1932–1940
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2001.0386.001
- MANUFACTURER
- SOHO LTD.
- MODEL
- SOHO REFLEX
- LOCATION
- London, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 13G
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 9
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- LEATHER COVERED WOODEN CAMERA BODY; GLASS OPTICS; LEATHER BELLOWS, VIEWING SCREEN HOOD, AND OTHER MINOR FITTINGS; BRASS & OTHER METALS.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 32.5 cm
- Width
- 26.0 cm
- Height
- 22.0 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
- SOHO
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- Europe
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS TYPE OF CAMERA USED C. 1932+
- Canada
-
PART OF A.M. HARDY COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQ. ARCHIBALD HARDY OPERATED A PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO ON SPARKS ST., OTTAWA IN THE 1930S. FOLLOWING WAR SERVICE, HE EST'D A STUDIO IN VANKLEEK HILL, ONT. WHERE HE WORKED AS A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER. HE SPECIALIZED IN WEDDING & PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY. MR. HARDY CLOSED HIS STUDIO IN 1952 - Function
-
TO RECORD STILL IMAGES ON FILM. - Technical
-
BELLOWS-EQUIPPED SLR CAMERA FOR SINGLE EXPOSURES, 3 1/4 X 4 1/4 INCHES, ON STANDARD CUT FILM. INTRODUCED IN 1905 BY A. KERSHAW, LONDON, THE SOHO REFLEX WAS REGARDED AS A QUALITY CAMERA. THE ONLY ADJUSTMENT NECESSARY TO VARY SHUTTER SPEEDS WAS TO CHANGE THE APERATURE CURTAIN. C. 1932 AN ACCESSORY SHUTTER RELEASE WAS INTRODUCED WHICH PERMITTED EXTENSION OF SHUTTER SPEEDS. CAMERA BACK REVOLVES. (REF. 1) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "SOHO/LONDON" stamped on plate fixed to camera front. Allcontrols, etc. labelled. "13 G" incised in lower front edge. "Camera in Register/ with Ground Side Downward" marked inside camera top, near upper viewing screen. "13" stamped into frame surrounding glass plate. "M2883" stamped in base. "Kershaw's/ PATENT/ 22698-04" incised above shutter release cable fitting. "THE/ 'ANTINOUS'/ REGD/ WATSON EDWARDS/ MADE IN ENGLAND" stamped into shutter release button top.
- Missing
- UNKNOWN: APPEARS COMPLETE. METAL STRAP HANGER MISSING FROM ONE SIDE OF CAMERA: STRAP SECURED USING NYLON SHOELACE WHEN RECEIVED BY CSTM (2001).
- Finish
- BLACK LEATHER-COVERED CAMERA BODY; MOST INTERANL & EXTERNAL SURFACES ARE BLACK SAVE OPTICAL ELEMENTS.
- Decoration
- N/A
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SOHO LTD., Camera, circa 1932–1940, Artifact no. 2001.0386, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0386.001/
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