General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 Metal & synthetic camera casing & parts; glass lenses; synthetic waterproof casing with metal hardware/.2 synthetic adaptor casing with metal shoe; synthetic mount/.3 synthetic casings & wire covering; metal parts/ 4) synthetic fabric & metal hardware

Dimensions

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

Length

22.2 cm

Width

19.2 cm

Height

8.8 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

Kodak

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

This example: mid 1970S+

Canada

Product of Canadian Kodak Co., this camera was purchased in 1976 by the donor, who used it during annual diving trips to the Carribean. Invoice (see Supp. Info.) indicates that Ikelite case was purchased in 1976 from Aquasport for $75.00 by the donor, who then lived in Halifax. Kodak Canada was founded by Eastman Kodak in 1899 in a Toronto shop where employees cut sheet film and fitted lenses on cameras to support the growing potential for a photographic market in Canada. As Canadian interest in photography grew, the company expanded across the country throughout the 20th century to produce in all aspects of photography including still and movie cameras, film, x-ray film, photocopy paper, and photographic chemicals under many popular names including Brownie, Kodacolor, Carousel, and Supermatic.

Function

To record still images on photographic film. This camera is mounted in waterproof case to enable it to be used underwater.

Technical

A rigid body camera that uses 110 cartridge film with fixed focus lens. This is an example of an otherwise conventional camera mounted in a waterproof case to enable underwater photography. The camera has an automatic exposure, two focusing positions, and brightline viewfinder with parallax correction marks. The case is fully waterproofed and furnished with combination shutter release and film advance lever (KE – Notes). Accessories include 110 adapter for interfacing hot shoe electronic flash unit with Magicube socket on 110 cartridge cameras, two piece battery attachment, and camera strap.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 Silver lettering on case reads "Kodak" & "pocket INSTAMATIC 40 camera"; Raised lettering waterproof case reads "IKELITE TRIMCASE/ U.S.A."/.2 White lettering reads "SUNPAK"/.3 Raised lettering reads "BACK OF CASE/ PLACE THIS SIDE UP/ UNDER SIZE J BATTERY/ USE MALLORY FLAT-PAK/ 6 V0LT 7K67 BATTERY"/ Donor's name and sin hand inscribed on each part

Missing

Unknown

Finish

.1 Black & grey casing; colourless transparent case with black handle & knobs, plated parts/.3 black casing, colourless transparent mount/.3 black casings, red, white & black wire coverings/.4 black with plated hardware

Decoration

N/A