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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1995
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0219.002

MANUFACTURER: Asahi Optical Co. Ltd.
MODEL: ESP10 80
LOCATION: Tokyo, Japan

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General Information

Serial #: 253520 (.2)
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1-.2 PREDOMINANTLY SYNTHETIC; GLASS OPTICS; METAL & SYNTHETIC COMPONENT PARTS

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: 3.3 cm
Height: 6.5 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: Pentax
Country: Japan
State/Province: Unknown
City: Tokyo

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS ITEM BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN USED ONLY FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES 1995+.
Canada: PART OF THE EXHIBIT "TODAY'S JAPAN: DESIGN SAMPLING '95", PRODUCED SPECIFICALLY TO SHOWCASE TALENTS OF CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE DESIGNERS, FOR CANADIAN PUBLIC. EXHIBIT VENUES INCLUDED HARBOURFRONT CENTRE, TORONTO & NMST OTTAWA
Function: TO PRODUCE STILL IMAGES
Technical: EXAMPLE OF MODERN COMPACT CAMERA MFD. BY WELL-KNOWN AND LONG ESTABLISHED FIRM, ASAHI. IT FEATURES A BUILT-IN ZOOM; DIGITALDISPLAY; & OPTION TO RECORD DATE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1-.2 BEAR IDENTICAL MARKINGS, SAVE SERIAL NOS. & CAMERA BODY NOS. BOTH CAMERAS MARKED: 'PENTAX MULTIAF' & 'ESP10/ 80/ PENTAX ZOOM/ f=35mm-80mm' ON FRONT; 'ASSEMBLED/ IN PHILIPPINES' ON BASE. ALL CONTROLS LABELLED/.1 BODY NO INCISED IN BASE: '1667809'; SN STAMPED INSIDE: '254224'/.2 BODY NO. INCISED IN BASE: '1495863'; SN STAMPED INSIDE: '253520'
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: SILVER-GREY CASING
Decoration: N/A

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Asahi Optical Co. Ltd., Camera, circa 1995, Artifact no. 1996.0219, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1996.0219.002/

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