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OBJECT TYPE: 35MM/NON-RANGEFINDER
DATE: 1954
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0187.001

MANUFACTURER: TKC
MODEL: KALIMAR A
LOCATION: Japan

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 METAL AND SYNTHETIC CONSTRUCTION; GLASS OPTICS/.2 LEATHER CAMERA CASE WITH STRAP; SOME METAL FITTINGS; FABRIC LINING.

Dimensions

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

Length: 15.0 cm
Width: 8.5 cm
Height: 9.2 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: KALIMAR
Country: Japan
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF CAMERA USED LATE 1950S-1960S.
Canada: CAMERA USED IN CANADA BY WILBORN R.G. PITCHER OF FREDERICTON, NB.
Function: TO RECORD STILL IMAGES ON PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM.
Technical: TKC (THE KALIMAR COMPANY) EST'D IN JAPAN IN 1954 TO IMPORT CAMERAS TO THE U.S. EVENTUALLY, KALIMAR CAMERAS WERE MFD IN OTHER COUNTRIES SUCH AS HONG KONG, TAIWAN, GERMANY & THE USSR. 'KALIMAR-A' MADE IN JAPAN AND GERMANY. FITTED WITH 45MM TERIONON F 3.5 ANASTIGMAT LENS. (REFS. 1, 2)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 "Kalimar A" marked on camera body top. All controls, settings, etc. labelled. "T.K.C./ MADE IN JAPAN" printed on small plate fixed to camera base. " A Terionon 1:3.5 F=45mm No.46869" printed on lens casing..2 "Kalimar" and "MADE IN JAPAN" stamped into leather case exterior.
Missing: UNKNOWN- APPEARS COMPLETE.
Finish: .1 BRUSHED SILVER METAL CAMERA BODY TOP PANEL AND TRIM; EXTERIOR PREDOMINANTLY COVERED BY BLACK SYNTHETIC..2 DARK RED-BROWN LEATHER CASE HAS FLOCKED WINE-RED FABRIC LINING ON (INSIDE) BASE, LENS HOUSING COVER, AND MAIN CAMERA BODY CASE.
Decoration: N/A

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TKC, Camera, circa 1954, Artifact no. 2001.0187, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2001.0187.001/

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