General Information

Serial #

A77201

Part Number

1

Total Parts

5

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL BODY WITH LEATHERETTE COVERING; GLASS LENS/.2 METAL WITH GLASS/.3 METAL AND GLASS/ CASE: LEATHER WITH METAL HARDWARE AND VELVET LINING

Dimensions

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

Length

12.5 cm

Width

6.5 cm

Height

9.5 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

Zeiss

Country

Federal Republic of Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Stuttgart

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

PROBABLY USED IN THE 1950S AND 1960S

Canada

Unknown

Function

USED TO RECORD STILL IMAGES ON A FILM MEDIUM

Technical

BROKE WITH TRADITION BY USING THE NEWLY DEVELOPED REFLEX COMPUR INTER-LENS SHUTTER. [REF 1]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 STAMPED IN FRONT: 'ZEISS/ IKON/ CONTAFLEX' UNDER LENS: 'SYNCHRO-COMPUR'/ STAMPED ON SIDE AND ON BOTTOM INSIDE: 'A 77201'/ MOLDED IN BACK: 'ZEISS/ IKON/ MADE IN GERMANY STUTTGART'/ FOUR SCALES AROUND LENS HOLDER/ PRINTED AROUND LENS: 'Tessar 1:2,8 f=45mm Carl Zeiss Nr 1277251'/ PRINTED ON REWIND KNOB: 'COLOR/ 4 [TO] 25/ COLOR/ 4 [TO] 25/ ASA/ 16 [TO] 200'/ ON WINDING KNOB: '0 [TO] 35'/.2 PRINTED ON SIDE:' Sun AUX. TELEPHOTO LENS MODEL C SUN OPT.'/.3 PRINTED AROUND EDGE:' 382 S27 Germany UV 1x Zeiss Ikon Stuttgart'/ MOLDED IN.1 CASE: 'ZEISS/ IKON/`ZEISS-IKON A. C. STUTTGART-GERMANY/ 1218/24'/.2 CASE: 'SUN OPT.'

Missing

N/A

Finish

.1 SATIN FINISH METAL TOP & BOTTOM; SHINY METAL KNOBS; FAUX LEATHER BODY; GLOSS BLACK TRIM ON KNOBS/.2 BRUSHED METALTOP WITH GREY SIDES AND SHINY METAL BASE; CLEAR GLASS/.3 CHROMED WITH BLACK PRINTING/ CASE: BROWN WITH WINE LINING

Decoration

N/A