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- OBJECT TYPE
- NON-SOUND/SUPER 8/CASSETTE
- DATE
- 1970–1975
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0484.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- BOLEX 525 XL
- LOCATION
- Japan
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 113209
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 4
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- SYNTHETIC WITH SOME METAL PARTS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 17.5 cm
- Width
- 5.5 cm
- Height
- 18.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Photography
- Category
- Cine cameras
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Japan
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- PROBABLY USED IN THE 1970S
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
USED TO RECORD MOVING IMAGES ON FILM - Technical
-
GOOD EXAMPLE OF A VERY GOOD PRECISION SUPER 8 CAMERA. THEY WERE KILLED BY THE INTRODUCTION OF VIDEO CAMCORDERS [REF 2] - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 PRINTED ON SIDE: 'BOLEX 525 XL'/ INSIDE: DRAWING OF METHOD FOR LOADING CAMERA AND PRINTED BELOW: 'DAYLIGHT ASA 25 40 64 100/ ARTIFICIAL LIGHT ASA 40 64 100 180'/ STAMPED ON BASE OF GRIP: '113209'/ PRINTED ON LENS MOUNTING: 'BOLEX VARIO 1:1,1/19-22,5mm/[PLUS 3 SCALES]'/ PRINTED ON SIDE: 'L/ R/ 9/ 18'/ DIAL: 'feet/ 0 [to] 50/ meter/ 0 [TO] 15'/.2 MOLDED IN ENDS: 'UM-3X4 6V''O M I/ PAT 702367/JAPAN'/ DECAL ON SIDE: 'IMPORTANT. Remove the batteries/ whenever equipment is not in use'/.3 MOLDED IN ONE SIDE: 'BOLEX'/ STAMPED ON CASE: 'BOLEX'
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE
- Finish
- BLACK WITH SILVER TRIM
- Decoration
- MODEL PRINTED ON SIDE
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Unknown Manufacturer, Camera, circa 1970–1975, Artifact no. 1997.0484, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1997.0484.001/
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