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OBJECT TYPE: INTERNAL PROCESSING
DATE: 1936
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1981.1360.001

MANUFACTURER: PHOTO-SEE CORP.
MODEL: PHOTO SEE A
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal

Dimensions

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

Length: 15.5 cm
Width: 11.0 cm
Height: 11.5 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: PHOTO SEE
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO RECORD STILL IMAGES & DEVELOP THEM
Technical: AN ART-DECO BOX CAMERA & DEVELOPING TANK FOR PHOTOS IN 5 MIN./ COULD HAVE BEAT POLAROID TO THE MARKET, BUT WHEN THE ENTIRE 1ST BATCH OF CAMERAS WAS MADE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE VIEWFINDERS WERE ALL ON BACKWARDS; THEY WERE SO DISCOURAGED, THAT THEY NEVER PRINTED THE INSTRUCTIONS OR SOLD THE CAMERAS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: CAMERA: 'PHOTO-SEE' ON PLATE/ TANK: 'PHOTO-SEE CAMERA NO. 100 MODEL A'
Missing: NO
Finish: CAMERA: BLACK CARDBOARD BODY WITH BLACK METAL TRIM, ART-DECO FRONT PLATE/ TANK: BLACK METAL
Decoration: N/A

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PHOTO-SEE CORP., Camera, circa 1936, Artifact no. 1981.1360, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1981.1360.001/

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