Meter, exposure
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- OBJECT TYPE
- SELENIUM
- DATE
- 1960–1980
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2000.0236.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Alpex
- MODEL
- AUTO
- LOCATION
- Japan
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 METAL AND SYNTHETIC MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION..2 WOVEN FABRIC CORD..3 SYNTHETIC CASE; METAL ZIPPER CLOSURE.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 8.0 cm
- Width
- 8.0 cm
- Height
- 3.8 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Photography
- Category
- Still camera accessories
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Alpex
- Country
- Japan
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS TYPE OF EXPOSURE METER USED C. 1960S-1980, AND POSSIBLY LATER.
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
MEASURES LIGHT LEVELS TO DETERMINE EXPOSURES FOR PHOTOGRAPHY. - Technical
-
INEXPENSIVE, SELENIUM TYPE EXPOSURE METER. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 "ALPEX" printed in black on metal plate fixed to top of meter face. "AUTO" printed in centre of meter dial face. Scales labelled. "JAPAN" moulded in raised print on case back..3 "ALPEX" printed in silver ink on case front.
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE.
- Finish
- .1 LIGHT AND DARK GREY MOULDED SYNTHETIC CASING; BLACK RING AND TEMPLATE OVER METER FACE..2 BLACK WOVWEN SYNTHETIC CORD..3 BLACK SYNTHETIC CASE HAS IMITATION LEATHER TEXTURED FINISH; LIGHT GREY IMITATION LEATHER (?) LINING.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Alpex, Meter, exposure, circa 1960–1980, Artifact no. 2000.0236, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2000.0236.001/
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