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OBJECT TYPE: NON-SOUND
DATE: 1965
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0508.001

MANUFACTURER: SANKYO
MODEL: SUPER CM
LOCATION: Japan

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General Information

Serial #: 514149
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL, GLASS & SYNTHETIC COMPONENTS. CW ORIGINAL STYROFOAM CASE.

Dimensions

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

Length: 20.5 cm
Width: 19.0 cm
Height: 7.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Cine cameras
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: SANKYO
Country: Japan
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS CAMERA WAS PRESUMABLY USED C. 1966+.
Canada: Unknown
Function: FOR PRODUCTION OF SILENT "HOME MOVIES" (AMATEUR), IN SUPER 8 CINE FORMAT, USING 50 FT. CASSETTES.
Technical: SUPER 8 VERSION OF SANKYO'S SINGLE 8 "CM" CINE CAMERA INTRODUCED IN 1963. SUPER CM WAS AN EARLY COMPETITOR ON THE SUPER 8 MARKET, BEING RELEASED WITHIN A YEAR OF THE PREMIERE OF THE NEW FORMAT. (SUPER CM RELEASED 1966) (REF.1) FEATURED F/1.7 ZOOM LENS; AUTO EXPOSURE WITH OVERRIDE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " Sankyo " appears in silver print on plate above lens./ "sankyo super CM " printed on plate on right side of camera body. Serial number " NO. 514149 " incised in plate below camera lens. " SANKYO ZOOM 1:1.7 F=10~30MM No. 41630 JAPAN " incised & highlighted in white on lens housing. "MADE IN JAPAN" molded in raised print on battery compartment panel; decal depicting battery placement owner's property registration no. (engraved) "205-362-049" also appear in compartment. f stop, speed metering scales, etc. labelled.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: GREY ENAMEL CASING ONMAIN CAMERA BODY; FINELY GRAINED BLACK SYNTHETIC COVERING ON FOLD DOWN HANDLE & BATTERY HOUSING/ MOLDED WHITE STYROFOAM BOX.
Decoration: N/A

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SANKYO, Camera, after 1965, Artifact no. 1996.0508, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1996.0508.001/

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