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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1984.1157.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Repro-Art Machinery Co.
- MODEL
- MULTILITH CAMERA 1440
- LOCATION
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 5893
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 19
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Camera - mahogany, brass, glass, cloth and leatherette like covering/Stand - iron and castiron
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 155.0 cm
- Width
- 57.1 cm
- Height
- 76.0 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
- Addressograph
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Pennsylvania
- City
- Philadelphia
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
Used for photocomposition of lithographic plates; also used for photoengraving relief plates - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Mfr. plate on side of camera: Model 1440 No. 5893 Multilith Camera Addressograph-Multigraph Corporation Cleveland Ohio Mfd. by Repro-Art Machinery Co.Philadelphia, Pa. Patented Made in U.S.A./Below this is another metal plate, semi circular in shape with a graduated scale
- Missing
- "RAILS" of stand have been shortened/Camera has been adapted to be used as a "VACUUM FRAME" From CA of 09/25/1997 by Kevin Machan: Undetermined
- Finish
- Wood stained and or varnished/Stand painted black enamel
- Decoration
- N/A
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Repro-Art Machinery Co., Camera, process, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1984.1157, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1984.1157.001/
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