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OBJECT TYPE: STEREO/35 MM/135 CARTRIDGE
DATE: 1954
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0285.001

MANUFACTURER: THREE DIMENSION CO.
MODEL: STEREO-COLORIST I
LOCATION: Germany

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General Information

Serial #: 103285
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL & GLASS;SYNTHETIC COVERING ON CAMERA BODY

Dimensions

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

Length: 18.0 cm
Width: 5.0 cm
Height: 8.5 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: THREE
Country: Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF CAMERA USED C. 1954+
Canada: EXAMPLE OF POPULAR MODEL OF STEREO CAMERA USED IN CANADA.
Function: TO RECORD IMAGES ON PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM, IN STEREOSCOPIC (3-DIMENSIONAL) FORM.
Technical: STEREO-COLORIST WAS 1ST OF 3 MODELS OF STEREO CAMERA PRODUCED BY TDC (THREE DIMENSION COMPANY) OF CHICAGO, A DIVISION OF BELL & HOWELL CO. ALL THREE WERE MFD FOR THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET BY BODENESEE KAMERWERKE: THE STEREO-COLORIST I WAS MFD 1954-60. IT FEATURES MATCHED RODENSTOCK STEREO-TRINAR LENSES & NEWTON VIEWFINDER
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "TDC/ [logo]/ Stereo/ COLORIST" printed on camera front. "[logo]/ 103285" incised inside film compartment. Plate on camera base reads " DIRECTIONS TO LOAD [logo] FILM IN CAMERA/ 1 PULL REWIND KNOB TO ADMIT FILM MAGAZINE,/ THEN PUSH IN KNOB. 2 TURN SPROCKET TO RIGHT/ UNTIL LOCKED. 3 PRESS REWIND LEVER AND TURN/ FILM SPOOL TO BRING SLOT INTO CONVENIENT POSITION./ INSERT FILM END. CREASE FLAT. CLOSE BACK. 4 TRIP/ SHUTTER, TURN WIND KNOB UNTIL COCKED./ 5 TRIP SHUTTER, WIND A SECOND TIME. 6 TRIP/ SHUTTER, WIND A THIRD TIME. 7 SET COUNTER/ TO ".", TAKE PICTURES. 6 AFTER LAST PICTURE,/ PULL UP REWIND KNOB TO MIDDLE POSITION, PRESS REWIND LEVER AND REWIND UNTIL WIND/ KNOB STOPS TURNING. OPEN CAMERA./ THREE DIMENSION COMPANY A DIVISION OF BELL & HOWELL COMP. CHICAGO 41 ". Lens on left front marked " Rodenstock- Stereo- Trinar 1.3,5 f=35mm A 2727500 ". "STEREO" and shutter speed markings also appear around this lens. Lens on right front marked " Rodenstock- Stereo- Trinar 1.3,5 f=35mm A 2727753 ". "VELIO" and shutter speed and focusing markings also appear around this lens.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: BRUSHED SILVER METAL FRONT PANEL, TOP & SIDES; BLACK PEBBLE-TEXTURED COVERING ON CAMERA SIDES & BACK.
Decoration: N/A

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THREE DIMENSION CO., Camera, circa 1954, Artifact no. 1998.0285, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1998.0285.001/

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