General Information

Serial #

778336

Part Number

1

Total Parts

5

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL; GLASS/WOODEN BOX WITH FELT LINING

Dimensions

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

Length

35.5 cm

Width

19.5 cm

Height

30.0 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

Graflex

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Rochester

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY IN THE 1950S

Canada

PART OF A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT FORM THE ESTATE OF WILFRED HAROLD OLSON, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF DOMINION WIDE PHOTOGRAPHY LTD., OTTAWA (C 1950-1995). MR. OLSON WAS A PHOTOGRAPHER FOR MANY YEARS AND HIS STUDIO DID WORK FOR BOTH THE OTTAWA JOURNAL AND THE CBC.

Function

USED TO TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS OF ARCHIVAL MATERIAL. ALSO KNOWN AS A COPY CAMERA.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF AN EARLY COPY CAMERA. THIS TYPE OF CAMERA USED FOR MAKING MICROFILMS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.2 MFR'S PLATE: 'GRAFLEX/ PHOTORECORD/ TRADE MARK REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ CAMERA/ MANUFACTURED BY/ GRAFLEX, INC./ ROCHESTER 8, NEW YORK, U.S.A./ U. S. PATS. NO. 2069186/ AND NO. 2339657'/.2 AROUND LENS: '84 MM GRAFLEX PHOTORECORD F/5 NO. 778227'/ AROUND SHUTTER: 'HEAVY DUTY BETAX NO. 2 WOLLENSAK U.S.A.'/ TWO SCALES/ MOLDED IN BOTTOM: '26024'/ STAMPED IN SPOOL: 'KODAK FILM NO 10 SPOOL - 35MM MADE IN U.S.A. T.M. REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.'/ ON TAPE: '468122'/.3-.5 NO MARKINGS/ PAINTED ON BOX LID: 'C[?]MERA SER 778336/ NO 1'

Missing

KNOBS ON THE MAGAZINE; PARTS FOR THE DEVICE USED TO OPERATE THE SHUTTER/ CAMERA SOMEWHAT RUSTED

Finish

TEXTURED MATTE BLACK FINISH ON BODY PARTS; SHINY METAL ON LENS HOLDER AND CAMERA TRIGGER/ SILVER AND BLACK MFG'S PLATE/ BOX: GREY MATTE PAINT ON EXTERIOR; GREEN FELT INTERIOR

Decoration

N/A