Camera

Use this image

Can I reuse this image without permission? Yes

Object images on the Ingenium Collection’s portal have the following Creative Commons license:

Copyright Ingenium / CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)

ATTRIBUTE THIS IMAGE

Ingenium, 2003.0186.001
Permalink:

Ingenium is releasing this image under the Creative Commons licensing framework, and encourages downloading and reuse for non-commercial purposes. Please acknowledge Ingenium and cite the artifact number.

DOWNLOAD IMAGE

PURCHASE THIS IMAGE

This image is free for non-commercial use.

For commercial use, please consult our Reproduction Fees and contact us to purchase the image.

OBJECT TYPE
INTERNAL PROCESSING/LAND
DATE
1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2003.0186.001
MANUFACTURER
Polaroid Corp.
MODEL
120
LOCATION
Japan

More Information


General Information

Serial #
G-119917 1
Part Number
1
Total Parts
8
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
.1 METAL CASING & PARTS; SYNTHETIC PARTS; GLASS LENS; LEATHER STRAP/.2 METAL & SYNTHETIC, GLASS BULB/.3 METAL & SYNTHETIC/.4 CARDBOARD/.5 METAL IN PAPER ENVELOPE/.6 GLASS BULBS IN CARDBOARD PACKAGE/.7 CARDBOARD IN PAPER STRIP/.8 LEATHER CASE WITH METAL HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length
31.0 cm
Width
28.5 cm
Height
10.0 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
Polaroid
Country
Japan
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
United States of America
State/Province
Massachusetts
Period
C. 1960+
Canada
CAMERA USED BY MR. HERBERT S. KASSMAN (1924-2000), FATHER OF DONOR, WHO WAS SECRETARY OF POLAROID CORP. IN CAMBRIDGE, MA, HEADQUARTERS & WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEAS DISTRIBUTION OF POLAROID PRODUCTS.
Function
DEVICE USED TO RECORD STILL IMAGES IN TWO DIMENSIONAL FORMAT, PROCESSING FILM INTERNALLY IN ORDER TO PRODUCE FINISHED PHOTOGRAPH ALMOST IMMEDIATELY.
Technical
IN APRIL, 1960, POLAROID CORP. IN U.S. CONTRACTED TO HAVE YASHICA MFR. POLAROID MODEL 120 LAND CAMERA, FIRST POLAROID CAMERA MADE IN JAPAN. JAPANESE-MADE MODEL 120 LAND CAMERA, MARKETED IN MAY 1961, WAS INTERNATIONAL MARKET VERSION OF 1957 MODEL 110A, EQUIPPED WITH F/4.7 127MM. YASHINON LENS IN SEIKOSHA SLV SHUTTER.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
.1 BLACK LETTERING ON LENS/SHUTTER HOUSING READING "POLAROID/ 120", "MADE IN JAPAN" & "SEIKOSHA SLV"; WHITE LETTERING ON LENS READS "YASHICA-YASHINON 1:4.7 F=127mm, NO. 6110075"; RAISED LETTERING ON SYNTHETIC INTERIOR READS "G-119917/ 1"/.2 INCISED LETTERING READING "D 176919", "AD 1955 POLAROID CORP.", "MODEL 281", "POLAROID BC FLASH"/.3 RED LETTERING ON FRONT READS "POLAROID"; RAISED LETTERING ON BACK READS "POLAROID/ METER 625", "MADE IN/ GERMANY (WEST)"/.4 WHITE & BLUE LETTERING READS "POLAROID/ Exposure Meter #625", "A PRODUCT OF/ POLAROID CORPORATION/ Cambridge, Massachusetts", "FITS ALL/ LAND CAMERA/ MODELS"; (see decoration)
Missing
APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish
.1 GREY SIMULATED LEATHER COVERED CASING; GREY SYNTHETIC PARTS; BRUSHED METAL PARTS; BLACK STRAP/.2 LIGHT GREY BASE; BLACK BULB HOLDER WITH TRANSPARENT COLOURLESS COVER; PLATED PARTS; BLUE BULB/.3 BLACK & LIGHT GREY WITH BRUSHED & BLACK PAINTED DIAL/.4 BLACK & LIGHT GREY WITH RED INTERIOR PARTS/.5 WHITE ENVELOPE/.6 WHITE PACKAGE, BLUE BULBS/.7 WHITE/.8 BROWN WITH BRUSHED METAL HARDWARE
Decoration
.4 LABEL READS "FOR ALL NON-ELECTRIC EYE/ POLAROID LAND CAMERAS"/.5 BLACK LETTERING ON PACKAGE READS "FOR CAMERA MODELS/ 95A, 95B, 110 AND700"/.7 PACKAGE LABELED "YOUR POLACOLOR PRINTS/ SHOULD BE MOUNTED ON THESE CARDS."; "F2984 "POLACOLOR" (R) PRINTED IN U.S.A." PRINTED ON PACKAGE & CARDS/.8 GOLD "POLAROID" STAMPED ON EXTERIOR

CITE THIS OBJECT

If you choose to share our information about this collection object, please cite:

Polaroid Corp., Camera, circa 1960, Artifact no. 2003.0186, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2003.0186.001/

FEEDBACK

Submit a question or comment about this artifact.

More Like This


...
Camera

1987.0438.001

Object

...
Close-up kit

1984.0686.001

Object

...
Camera

1980.0227.001

Object

...
Close-up kit

1984.0685.001

Object

...
Camera

1985.0190.001

Object

...
Camera

1984.0683.001

Object

...
Camera

1988.0444.001

Object

...
Camera

1980.0220.001

Object

...
Camera

2003.0191.001

Object

...
Camera

1986.0169.001

Object

...
Camera

1980.0231.001

Object

...
Camera

1985.0121.001

Object

...
Camera

1980.0226.001

Object

...
Flash

2003.0191.002

Object

...
Holder, roll …

2007.0280.002

Object

...
Lid, camera b…

2007.0280.004

Object

...
Camera

1981.1407.001

Object

...
Camera

1981.1063.001

Object

...
Camera

1980.0221.001

Object

...
Camera

1980.0224.001

Object

...
Camera

1991.0168.001

Object

...
Camera

2004.0132.001

Object

...
Insert, box

2007.0280.005

Object

...
Camera

1980.0223.001

Object

...
Camera

1991.0167.001

Object

...
Camera

1994.0471.001

Object

...
Camera

1980.0178.001

Object

...
Flash

1980.0242.001

Object

...
Camera

1980.0222.001

Object

...
Camera

1981.0785.001

Object

...
Camera

1980.0232.001

Object

...
Box

1991.0168.002

Object

...
Flash

1980.0241.001

Object

...
Camera

2007.0280.001

Object

...
Camera

1980.0230.001

Object

...
Flash

2007.0279.001

Object

...
Holder, pack …

1985.0716.001

Object

...
Flash

1981.1064.001

Object

...
Camera

1980.0237.001

Object

...
Flash

1987.0437.001

Object

...
Film

1997.0336.001

Object

...
Film

1997.0336.002

Object

...
Film

1997.0336.003

Object

...
Film

1997.0336.004

Object

...
Film

1997.0336.005

Object

...
Film

1997.0336.006

Object

...
Film

1997.0336.007

Object

...
Film

1997.0336.008

Object

...
Film

1997.0336.009

Object

...
Film

1997.0336.010

Object

...
Film

1997.0336.011

Object

...
Film

1997.0336.012

Object

...
Film

1997.0336.013

Object

...
Film

1997.0336.014

Object

...
Film

1997.0336.015

Object

...
Film

1997.0336.016

Object

...
Film

1997.0336.017

Object

...
Camera

1980.0233.001

Object

...
Camera

2002.0154.001

Object

...
Box, camera

2007.0280.003

Object

...
Refraction sy…

1997.0536.001

Object

...
Camera

1981.1092.001

Object

...
Camera

1981.1335.001

Object

...
Camera

1981.1403.001

Object

...
Camera

1981.0788.001

Object

...
Flash

1980.0239.001

Object

...
Flash

1980.0240.001

Object

...
Holder, pack …

1975.0079.001

Object

...
Camera

1980.0229.001

Object

...
Camera

1981.0811.001

Object

...
Flash, auxili…

1980.0242.002

Object

...
Camera

1981.1176.001

Object

...
Camera

1980.0235.001

Object

...
Filter

2007.0281.001

Object

...
Postcard

2004.1338.001

Object

No image available.
Postcard

2004.1338.002

Object

No image available.
Postcard

2004.1338.003

Object

No image available.
Postcard

2004.1338.004

Object

No image available.
Postcard

2004.1338.005

Object

No image available.
Postcard

2004.1338.006

Object

No image available.
Postcard

2004.1338.007

Object

No image available.
Postcard

2004.1338.008

Object

No image available.
Postcard

2004.1338.009

Object

No image available.
Postcard

2004.1338.010

Object

No image available.
Postcard

2004.1338.011

Object

No image available.
Postcard

2004.1338.012

Object

No image available.
Postcard

2004.1338.013

Object

No image available.
Postcard

2004.1338.014

Object

No image available.
Postcard

2004.1338.015

Object

No image available.
Postcard

2004.1338.016

Object

No image available.
Postcard

2004.1338.017

Object

No image available.
Postcard

2004.1338.018

Object

No image available.
Postcard

2004.1338.019

Object

No image available.
Postcard

2004.1338.020

Object

No image available.
Postcard

2004.1338.021

Object

...
Lid, flash box

1980.0242.012

Object

...
Filter

1981.1510.001

Object

...
Camera

2002.0267.001

Object

...
Flash, auxili…

2007.0279.002

Object

...
Camera

1980.0228.001

Object