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OBJECT TYPE: SLR
DATE: 1967
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1366.001

MANUFACTURER: Nippon Kogaku K.K.
MODEL: NIKKORMAT FTN
LOCATION: Tokyo, Japan

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General Information

Serial #: 3508715
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL BODY COVERED IN SIMULATED LEATHER AROUND SIDES

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: 6.0 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: Nikon
Country: Japan
State/Province: Unknown
City: Tokyo

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY IN THE 1960'S AND 1970'S
Canada: PART OF A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT FROM THE ESTATE OF WILFRED HAROLD OLSON, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF DOMINION WIDE PHOTOGRAPHY LTD., OTTAWA (C 1950-1995). MR. OLSON WAS A PHOTOGRAPHER FOR MANY YEARS AND HIS STUDIO DID WORK FOR BOTH THE OTTAWA JOURNAL AND THE CBC.
Function: USED, WITH A LENS, TO RECORD STILL IMAGES
Technical: HAS A "CENTER-WEIGHTED" THROUGH-THE-LENS METERING; BUILT IN SELFTIMER; MIRROR LOCK; METAL FOCAL PLANE SHUTTER WITH SPEEDS FROM 1 TO 1/ 1000 SEC. [REF 3]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON CAMERA TOP: 'N/ FT 3508715/ Nikon JAPAN/ Nikkormat'/ STAMPED IN BOTTOM: 'MADE IN JAPAN'/ PRINTED AROUND LENS HOUSING: 'B 1 2 4 8 15 30 60 125 250 500 1000/ ASA 12 25 50 100 200 400 800 1600'/ LENS COVER: 'Nikon/ F/ MADE IN JAPAN'
Missing: STRAP MISSING/ BATTERY REMOVED AND DISPOSED OF
Finish: BODY SIDES BLACK; TOP AND BOTTOM SHINY METAL
Decoration: N/A

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