General Information

Serial #

146

Part Number

1

Total Parts

15

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL CASING & PARTS; SYNTHETIC CONTROLS & PARTS; GLASS BULBS/.2,.5.8 GLASS LENSES IN METAL HOUSINGS/.3, 6,.9 METAL WITH RUBBER PARTS/.11 METAL/.4,.7,.10,.12 WOOD BOXES FOR LENSES & ROLLER ASSEMBLIES

Dimensions

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

Length

94.0 cm

Width

70.0 cm

Height

108.5 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

Diebold

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Ohio

City

Canton

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

1950'S+

Canada

AMERICAN MADE EQUIPMENT USED BY CANADIAN MICROFILMING CO./SOCIETE CANADIENNE DU MICROFILM INC. OF MONTREAL. DIEBOLD BEGAN IN 1859 AS MFR. OF SAFES & VAULTS & WAS PRIMARILY MAKER OF WIDE RANGE OF SECURITY EQUIPMENT; IT STILL OPERATES TODAY IN CANTON, OHIO, PRODUCING ELECTRONIC SECURITY EQUIPMENT, ATM'S ETC.

Function

CAMERA USED TO CREATE MINIATURE IMAGES ON FILM OF PRINTED OR OTHER GRAPHIC MATERIAL FOR PURPOSES OF STORAGE & RETRIEVAL.

Technical

FREE STANDING 14 INCH MICROFILM CAMERA CAPABLE OF FILMING EITHER ONE SIDE OR BOTH SIDES OF ANY COPY UP TO14 INCHES WIDE. ACCESSORY WAS AVAILABLE TO CONVERT CAMERA INTO CONTINUOUS FILM PRINTER USED FOR MAKING OF POSITIVE FILM COPIES BY CONTACT FLOW FROM EXPOSED & PROCESSED NEGATIVE FILMS (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

ON CONTROL PANEL RAISED RED LETTERING READS "FLOFILM" WITH INCISED BLACK "TRADEMARK/ REGISTERED U.S. PATENT OFFICE/ DUPLEX MICROFILM CAMERA/ CAMERA PRINTER/ MODEL 90-03 SERIAL 146/ SEE PATENT NOTICE INSIDE/ USE ONLY ON 115 V. 60 CYCLE ALTERNATING CURRENT"; INCISED RED LETTERING ON METAL KNOB READS "DIEBOLD, INC./ CANTON, OHIO, U.S.A." & ON METALLIC PANEL "DIEBOLD/ FLOFILM"; PATENT PLATE IN INTERIOR READS "THIS INSTRUMENT IS COVERED BY PATENTS ISSUED AND PENDING/ IN MANY COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD AND IS COVERED BY ONE OR/ MORE OF THE FOLLOWING U.S. PATENTS:" "2,369,248 (1945); 2,401,185 (1946); 2,410,611 (1946); 2,412,551 (1946); 2,424,052 (1947); 2,428,681 (1947); 2,433,530 (1947); 2,433,923 (1948); 2,435,099 (1948); 2,439,055 (1948); 412,134; 2,444,580 (1948); 410,210; 2,487,671 (1949); 144,136; 2,487,476 (1949); 2,488,434 (1949); 2,488,141 (1949); 2,488,142 (1949); 2,478,980 (1949); 2,480,676 (1949); 2,492,005 (1949); 2,493,998 (1950); 519,498".

Missing

UNKNOWN

Finish

GREY WRINKLE FINISHED UPPER CASING; BLUE-GREY WRINKLE FINISHED LOWER CASING WITH SIDE PANELS PAINTED GLOSSY MEDIUM BLUE; METALLIC CONTROL PANEL WITH BLACK SYNTHETIC KNOBS, COLOURED LIGHTS, METALLIC SWITCHES & PANELS

Decoration

INCISED RED PARALLEL LINES ON METAL PANEL