General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

synthetic & rubber casing & parts/ synthetic strap/ glass lens

Dimensions

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

Length

17.4 cm

Width

15.5 cm

Height

6.5 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

Polaroid

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Massachusetts

City

Cambridge

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

mid 1980s+

Canada

unknown - anonymous donation

Function

A device used to record still images in a two dimensional format, processing the film internally in order to produce finished photographs almost immediately.

Technical

An example of an mid 1980's Polaroid camera. The first Spectra camera appeared in 1986 & was the most advanced Polaroid at the time. Its promotion emphasized its computerized automatic focus using sonar waves, automatic electronic flash & a lens that enabled the camera to focus from two feet to infinity. Other features included automatic exposure & film advance. Later versions of the Spectra camera were still being marketed in 2005, including specialty kits for law enforcement and health care kits (Refs. 1-3).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

black lettering on front reads "Polaroid" with logo & brown lettering reads "Spectra System"/ white lettering on lens housing reads "QUINTIC LENS/ f10/125mm"/ black lettering on white label inside film compartment reads "PHOTO FLASH/ J6U1KYAJNA" with bar code/ white & blue lettering on label inside film compartment reads "FILM POLAROID/ Spectra System" & "MADE IN U.S.A. BY/ FABRIQUE AUX E.U. PAR POLAROID CORPORATION, U.S.A./E.U./ POLAROID (R)/ MARQUE DEPOSEE/ MARCA REGISTRADA/ IN U.S.A. ONLY: 800-225-1384"

Missing

appears complete

Finish

black & grey casing & parts

Decoration

N/A