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- OBJECT TYPE
- 35MM
- DATE
- 1950–1954
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1995.1605.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Zeiss Ikon
- MODEL
- CONTAX IIA
- LOCATION
- Stuttgart, Federal Republic of Germany
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- T 6613
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 METAL ALLOY; SIMULATED LEATHER COVERING; GLASS LENS/.2 METAL AND GLASS/ LEATHER CASE WITH METAL HARDWARE
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
- 7.5 cm
- Height
- 7.5 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
- Zeiss
- Country
- Federal Republic of Germany
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Stuttgart
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- PROBABLY USED IN THE 1950S AND 1960S
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
USED TO RECORD STILL IMAGES ON A FILM FORMAT. - Technical
-
HIGH QUALITY, HIGH PRECISION GERMAN CAMERA [REF 3] - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 PRINTED ON TOP: 'ZEISS/ IKON/ Stuggart/ Germany/ T 6613'/ ON FRONT: 'Contax'/ MOLDED IN BACK: 'ZEISS/ IKON'/ PRINTED AROUND LENS: 'Carl Zeiss Nr 1170680Sonnar 1:1,5 f=50mm'/ FOUR SCALES AROUND LENS/ PRINTED ON REWIND KNOB: 'COLOR/ 4 [TO] 16/ COLOR/ 4 [TO] 16/ ASA/ 16 [TO] 200'/ PRINTED ON WINDING KNOB: '0' [TO] '35'/ T B 1 2 5 10 25 50 100 250 500 1250'/ ON BOTTOM: 'T 6613'/ LABEL INSIDE: 'SERVICED BY/ The Hughes-Owens Co. Ltd./ 403 Laurier Ave. West/ OTTAWA CE. 3-8461'/.2 PRINTED AROUND EDGE: 'Zeiss Ikon Stuttgart 354 S 40.5 Germany G 2x'/ STAMPED IN CASE: 'CONTAX/ ZEISS/ IKON'
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE
- Finish
- .1 CAMERA: BLACK BODY; SATIN CHROME TOP & FRONT PANEL; CHROMED DIALS; BLACK INTERIOR/.2 CHROMED EDGE; YELLOW GLASS/ BROWN LEATHER CASE
- Decoration
- N/A
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Zeiss Ikon, Camera, circa 1950–1954, Artifact no. 1995.1605, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1995.1605.001/
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