General Information

Serial #

2043

Part Number

1

Total Parts

18

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

PREDOMINANTLY METAL; LEATHER BELLOWS/ PT CASE IS OF SYNTHETIC CONSTRUCTION, WITH METAL HARDWARE & REINFORCED CORNERS; COTTON CORDUROY LINING.

Dimensions

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

Length

57.2 cm

Width

33.0 cm

Height

45.0 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

Plaubel

Country

Federal Republic of Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Frankfurt

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS CAMERA PROBABLY USED C. 1970S+; NOT USED AFTER 1992.

Canada

PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT USED BY YOUSUF KARSH, CANADA'S INTERNATIONALLY HONOURED PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER. FROM 1932 TO 1992, MR. KARSH OPERATED FROM HIS PRINCIPAL STUDIO IN OTTAWA, PHOTOGRAPHING HEADS OF STATE, RELIGIOUS LEADERS, AND THOSE PROMINANT IN BUSINESS, THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. HIS PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS AND NEGATIVES, AND PERSONAL PAPERS ARE IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF CANADA.

Function

TO REPRODUCE STILL GRAPHIC IMAGES ON PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Plate on camera reads "PLAUBEL/ Frankfurt a.M./ Made in Germany". Second plate reads "Peco/ Universal III/ 13 x 18/ PU7/01 No 2043". "Universal III" incised on plate below lens board housing. Various adjustment scales provided./ PT case: " KARSH OF OTTOWA " appears on red dymo label on case top. Pieces of airline luggage decals remain on case.

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE. From CA of 06/10/1999 by Gordon Perrault: No - Complete

Finish

MOST PIECES HAVE CREAM-COLOURED EXTERIOR SURFACES; FLAT BLACK FINISH ON BACK OR INTERIOR SURFACES.

Decoration

N/A