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OBJECT TYPE: WIDE ANGLE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1376.006

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: VI-W NO.577364/SPIRATONE
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 6
Total Parts: 6
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: MAINLY METAL WITH SMALL AMOUNT OF SYNTHETIC AND GLASS LENSES

Dimensions

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

Length: 4.5 cm
Width: 5.7 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Cine cameras
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY 1950'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 (1953-1995). MR. OLSON WAS A PHOTOGRAPHER FOR MANY YEARS AND HIS STUDIO DID WORK FOR BOTH THE OTTAWA JOURNAL AND THE CBC.
Function: TO RECORD MOVING IMAGES.
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE OF EARLY 16MM "HOME MOVIE" CAMERA. 16MM LOAD WITH 16, 24 AND 64 FRAMES PER SECOND. 1/35 SEC. SHUTTER SPEED AT 16 FRAMES PER SEC. ADJUSTABLE PRECISION OPTICAL VIEWFINDER. SINGLE FRAME EXPOSURE. BUILT-IN EXPOSURE GUIDE.POSITIVE START, RUN-DOWN STOP & DIRECT CONTACT FOOTAGE INDICATOR.[REF 2].
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ‘SPIRATONE AUX. WIDE ANGLE'/ 'COATED MODEL VI-W NO.577364 JAPAN/ LODAK SERIES V TO VI STEP-UP RING MADE IN USA'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK WITH SHINY METAL TRIM
Decoration: N/A

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