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OBJECT TYPE: ROLLFILM/35MM
DATE: 1965
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2003.0050.001

MANUFACTURER: Agfa Kamerawerke
MODEL: ISOMAT-RAPID
LOCATION: Germany

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General Information

Serial #: AG 4084 BO
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 5
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 METAL, PLASTIC & GLASS COMPONENTS..2 METAL FILM CONTAINER..3 LEATHER CASE HAS METAL CLOSURES;FIBRIC LINING ON SOME INTERIOR SURFACES..4 SYNTHETIC & METAL COMPONENTS..5 SYNTHETIC COVER.

Dimensions

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

Length: 11.3 cm
Width: 3.8 cm
Height: 7.4 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: Agfa Ansco
Country: Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS CAMERA USED MID-1960S.
Canada: THIS CAMERA WAS ACQUIRED AND FIRST USED BY MR. UMBERG'S FATHER. IT LATER BECAME THE DONOR'S FIRST CAMERA. (REF. 1)
Function: TO RECORD STILL IMAGES ON 35MM PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM.
Technical: FIRST AGFA RAPID CAMERA TO OFFER AUTO-EXPOSURE. OTHER SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDED ZONE FOCUS; AUTO AND MANUAL FLASH EXPOSURE MODES; AND AUTOMATIC FILM SPEED SENSING. (REF. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 "Agfa/ ISOMAT-RAPID" printed on camera body front. "AGFA COLOR-AGNAR 1:4.5/38" printed in black on lens housing. "MADE IN GERMANY" cast in raised print on base. Serial no. "AG 4086 BO" incised on right side panel. Silver decal inside right side film compartment features colour ill. of film box & text "Agfa/ ISOPAN/ Agfacolor". Black decals marked "RAPID" with ill. of film casing applied inside both film compartments..2 "RAPID" & directional logo and "B" marked on case..3 Agfa logo stamped into case front. "6129/ MADE IN/ GERMANY" stamped into case. * cont'd in Supp. Info.
Missing: .4 FLASH MISSING BULB.
Finish: .1 BRUSHED SILVER METAL CASE HAS MOULDED SYNTHETIC FRONT, BACK AND END PANELS..2 BLACK METAL FILM CASE..3 BLACK LEATHER CAMERA CASE; GREY LINING PANELS..4 BLACK SYNTHETIC CASING HAS SILVER METAL PANEL ON TOP; TEXTURED REFLECTING PANEL SURROUNDS BULB HOUSING..5 CLEAR SYNTHETIC COVER.
Decoration: N/A

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Agfa Kamerawerke, Camera, circa 1965, Artifact no. 2003.0050, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2003.0050.001/

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