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OBJECT TYPE: camera
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0345.002

MANUFACTURER: Eastman Kodak Co.
MODEL: ANASTIGMAT F-1.9
LOCATION: Rochester, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: ER00827
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL HOUSINGS; GLASS OPTICS

Dimensions

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Length: N/A
Width: N/A
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: Kodak
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Rochester

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS CAMERA PROBABLY USED 1940S +. 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 PRINCIPLE STUDIO IN OTTAWA, PHOTOGRAPHING HEADS OF STATE, RELIGIOUS LEADERS, AND THOSE PROMINANT IN BUSINESS, THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. HIS PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS & NEGATIVES, AND PERSONAL PAPERS ARE IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF CANADA.
Function: USED TO RECORD MOVING IMAGES ON 16MM FILM.
Technical: EARLY 16MM CINE CAMERA, WITH BOTH REGULAR AND TELEPHOTO LENSES. USED 50-FOOT FILM MAGAZINES. MR. KARSH USED THE CINE-KODAK PRIOR TO JERRY FIELDER'S ARRIVAL IN 1979: ACCORDING TO MR. FIELDER, THERE IS A QUANTITY OF CINE FILM AMONG THE MATERIAL DEPOSITED WITH THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES. (REF. 2)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Lens marked "KODAK ANASTIGMAT F-1.9 25mm" around lens, and "EROO827" on housing. f-stops, etc. also marked on lens.
Missing: N/A
Finish: BRIGHT SILVER METAL CASINGS; BLACK MARKINGS.
Decoration: N/A

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