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OBJECT TYPE: MODERN ROLLFILM/620
DATE: 1945–1961
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2004.1335.001

MANUFACTURER: Herbert George Co.
MODEL: Insta-Flash
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 7
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: synthetic body, strap, parts/ metal lens and shutter assemblies, front plate. knobs, parts/ glass optics

Dimensions

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

Length: 9.2 cm
Width: 9.0 cm
Height: 14.1 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: Imperial
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: A device used to record still images on light sensitive film in a two-dimensional format.
Technical: An example of a twin lens box camera of the 1940's to 1950's. It made by the American firm Herbert George Co., founded by Herbert Weil and George Israel around 1945. Imperial was their brand name. In 1961 the company was sold and renamed Imperial Camera Corp (Ref. 2-3).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: lettering inside back reads 'USE ANY NUMBER 630/ STANDARD FILM/ MAKES 12 EXPOSURES 2 1/4 X 2 1/4'
Missing: N/A
Finish: Black synthetic body, strap, parts/ metallic lens and shutter assemblies, front plate. knobs, parts
Decoration: N/A

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Herbert George Co., Camera, between 1945–1961, Artifact no. 2004.1335, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2004.1335.001/

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