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- OBJECT TYPE
- TLR/120-620 ROLLFILM
- DATE
- 1940–1948
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1999.0035.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Argus Inc.
- MODEL
- ARGOFLEX
- LOCATION
- Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 849111
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL AND SYNTHETIC BODY; METAL TRIM; GLASS AND METAL LENSES/LEATHER CASE WITH METAL HARDWARE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 10.0 cm
- Width
- 9.0 cm
- Height
- 14.0 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
- Argus
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Michigan
- City
- Ann Arbor
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- PROBABLY USED IN THE LATE 1940S AND 1950S
- Canada
-
ALEX STIRTON (1915-1996) WAS A NOTED CANADIAN WAR PHOTOGRAPHER. HE DEVELOPED AN INTEREST IN COLLECTING CAMERAS IN THE 1980'S. NMST ACQUIRED SEVERAL FROM HIS COLLECTION. [REF 4] - Function
-
USED TO RECORD STILL IMAGES ON FILM. - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF LOW COST TLR CAMERA POPULAR FROM THE 1930S WHEN REINTRODUCED BY THE ROLLEIFLEX AND 120 FILM, UNTIL THE 1960S WHEN IMPROVEMENTS WITH THE SLR MADE THEM MORE POPULAR [REF 4] - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PLATE ON TOP: 'argus/ U.S.A.'/ PLATE ON FRONT: 'argoflex'/ STAMPED ON EACH SIDE OF BODY: 'argus'/ MOLDED IN BACK: 'argoflex'/ STAMPED INSIDE BASE: '849111'/ DECAL ON BOTTOM: 'FOR BEST RESULTS/ RELOAD ONLY WITH 620 OR PB 20 FILM'/ PRINTED AROUND LENSES: 'F.4.5 ANASTIGMAT/ 3.5 4 4.5 5 6 7 8 10 15 20 30 60 [INFINITY]/ 18 12.7 9 6.3 4.5 [2 TIMES]' 'ARGUS COATED VAREX/ 75 mm f/4.5 ANASTIGMAT/ T B 200 100 50 25 10/ 18 12.7 9 6.3 f4.5'
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE
- Finish
- BLACK TEXTURED FINISH/ LIGHT BROWN CASE WITH YELLOW THREAD
- Decoration
- N/A
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Argus Inc., Camera, between 1940–1948, Artifact no. 1999.0035, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1999.0035.001/
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