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OBJECT TYPE: 35MM
DATE: 1937
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2000.0063.001

MANUFACTURER: Dzerzhinsky, F.E.
MODEL: FED 1
LOCATION: Kharkov, Ukraine

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General Information

Serial #: 54567
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION, SAVE GLASS OPTICS; SYNTHETIC (?) COVERING.

Dimensions

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

Length: 13.3 cm
Width: 5.1 cm
Height: 7.5 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: Dzerzhinsky
Country: Ukraine
State/Province: Unknown
City: Kharkov

Context

Country: Europe
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF CAMERA USED C. 1937+. THIS CAMERA KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN USED BY DONOR'S HUSBAND C. 1944+
Canada: PRESUMABLY ACQUIRED IN EASTERN EUROPE BY DONOR'S HUSBAND DURING WW II.
Function: TO RECORD GRAPHIC IMAGES ON 35MM PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM.
Technical: THE FED [MODEL 1] IS A COPY OF THE LEICA II D (1932): ACCORDING TO JAMES MCKEOWN "...THE FED WAS THE EARLIEST SUCCESSFUL LEICA COPY, AND THE ONLY ONE ACHIEVING ANY MEASURE OF SUCCESS BEFORE WW II." THIS EXAMPLE IS FITTED WITH 1:2 F=50MM LENS RATHER THAN THE MORE COMMON F3.5, AND WITH ACCESSORY SHOE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "No 54567" and cyrillic text incised on top of camera body. Please see transcript of cyrillic markings for.1-.3 in supp. info.
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE.
Finish: BLACK IMITATION (?) COWHIDE LEATHER COVERING ON LOWER PORTION OF CAMERA BODY; BRIGHT AND BRUSHED SILVER METAL EXTERIOR TOP LENS HOUSINGS, CONTROLS & FITTINGS, ETC.; BLACK INTERIOR.
Decoration: N/A

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