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- OBJECT TYPE
- SUBMINIATURE/HIT/17.5 MM
- DATE
- 1950
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1978.0596.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- HIT
- LOCATION
- Japan
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL EXTERIOR/ BRASS SPINDLES INSIDE CAMERA/ PARTIAL LEATHER COVER/ SYNTHETIC FILM INSIDE CAMERA
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 5.0 cm
- Width
- 3.5 cm
- Height
- 3.3 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
- Unknown
- Country
- Japan
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- CAMERA WAS PURCHASED BY MR. W. HEENEY FOR HIS WIFE IN NEW YORK CITY CA. 1950/
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO RECORD STILL IMAGES - Technical
-
SAMPLE OF COMMON POPULAR MINIATURE CAMERA OF THE 1950'S PERIOD - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Engraved on top of camera: "HIT*/ * CAMERA"/ Label around shutter: "HIT/ MADE IN JAPAN"/
- Missing
- NO
- Finish
- Polished metal with black body
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Camera, circa 1950, Artifact no. 1978.0596, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1978.0596.001/
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