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- OBJECT TYPE
- internal processing/automatic
- DATE
- 1986
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2004.0132.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Polaroid Corp.
- MODEL
- Spectra
- LOCATION
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 4
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- synthetic & rubber casing & parts/ synthetic strap/ glass lens
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 17.4 cm
- Width
- 15.5 cm
- Height
- 6.5 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
- Polaroid
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Massachusetts
- City
- Cambridge
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- mid 1980s+
- Canada
-
unknown - anonymous donation - Function
-
A device used to record still images in a two dimensional format, processing the film internally in order to produce finished photographs almost immediately. - Technical
-
An example of an mid 1980's Polaroid camera. The first Spectra camera appeared in 1986 & was the most advanced Polaroid at the time. Its promotion emphasized its computerized automatic focus using sonar waves, automatic electronic flash & a lens that enabled the camera to focus from two feet to infinity. Other features included automatic exposure & film advance. Later versions of the Spectra camera were still being marketed in 2005, including specialty kits for law enforcement and health care kits (Refs. 1-3). - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- black lettering on front reads "Polaroid" with logo & brown lettering reads "Spectra System"/ white lettering on lens housing reads "QUINTIC LENS/ f10/125mm"/ black lettering on white label inside film compartment reads "PHOTO FLASH/ J6U1KYAJNA" with bar code/ white & blue lettering on label inside film compartment reads "FILM POLAROID/ Spectra System" & "MADE IN U.S.A. BY/ FABRIQUE AUX E.U. PAR POLAROID CORPORATION, U.S.A./E.U./ POLAROID (R)/ MARQUE DEPOSEE/ MARCA REGISTRADA/ IN U.S.A. ONLY: 800-225-1384"
- Missing
- appears complete
- Finish
- black & grey casing & parts
- Decoration
- N/A
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Polaroid Corp., Camera, after 1986, Artifact no. 2004.0132, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2004.0132.001/
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