General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

metal body & parts/ glass optical components/ leather bellows & body covering?/ synthetic parts

Dimensions

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

Length

14.5 cm

Width

5.2 cm

Height

10.1 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

Atom

Country

Japan

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

early 1950s+

Canada

One of five cameras acquired form Mr. André Cloutier of Ottawa. Mr. Cloutier is a collector & amateur photographer; his images have appeared in ``Popular Photography``. He was a soldier with the Canadian Armed Forces & NATO & used his equipment in Canada & Europe. Mr. Cloutier supplemented his income by working part time in photographic departments of various stores such as Hougen's in Whitehorse, Yukon; Pascal & Sears in Ottawa. He often acquired cameras & accessories in these stores using his employee discount. This camera was purchased by Mr. Clouthier's father Eugene for his son in 1951 in Korea. Mr. Cloutier used the camera in Canada & Europe where he was stationed with NATO circa 1960-1963.

Function

A device used to record still images on light sensitive film in a two-dimensional format.

Technical

An example of an inexpensive camera of the early 1950s from Japan, whose camera industry in that period played a large role in the economic revival of that country. It has a dual film format, 6x6 & 4.5x6 with a separate finder for each format. From McKeown's price guide to cameras: Atom-Six-II, c. 1952; folding dual-format camera 6x6cm or 4.5x6cm; two eye-level finders, one for each format; chromed lens standard has rectangular top with perforated corners; Atom Anastigmat f3.5/80mm lens; N.K.S. shutter B, 1-200 (Ref. 2).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

incised black lettering on top reads "ATOM SIX-II" with logo reading "O Y W"/ embossed lettering on back reads "ATOM SIX-II"/ black lettering on lens reads "No. 2306 ATOM Anastigmat 1:3.5 f=75 mm"/ incised black "NKS" & silver "NKS" on shutter assembly/ incised "O Y W" on each bellows release lever/ incised black lettering on back reads "12EX.." & "16EX."/ embossed "O Y W" logo on front

Missing

section of synthetic covering missing from lens cover

Finish

brushed metal body with black covering/ plated & black painted parts/ black bellows/ colourless transparent glass

Decoration

N/A