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OBJECT TYPE: 35MM/PENTAPRISM
DATE: 1952
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1979.0880.001

MANUFACTURER: PIGNONS AG
MODEL: ALPA ALNEA 7
LOCATION: Ballaigues, Switzerland

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General Information

Serial #: 34415
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION, GLASS LENS ELEMENTS AND PENTAPRISM; GLASS LENS AND MIRRORS FOR RANGE FINDER, CLOTH SHUTTER; LEATHER COVERING ON BODY/ LEATHER CARRYING CASE WITH VELVET LINING

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: 9.2 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: PIGNONS
Country: Switzerland
State/Province: Unknown
City: Ballaigues

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: CA. 1950'S & 1960'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ALPHA ALNEA LOGO IN WHITE LETTERING ON PENTAPRISM; LETTERING ON SHUTTER COCK AS WELL AS FOCUS SCALE AND F-STOPS ARE IN BLACK INSET LETTERING
Missing: NO
Finish: BODY COVERED WITH BLACK LEATHER; PENTAPRISM BLACK CRINKLE-FINISH AS IS LENS HOOD; UPPER AND LOWER PLATES & LENS MOUNT ARE AN ENAMEL STEEL-GREY; SHUTTER COCK, REWIND KNOB ARE BRUSHED FINISH STEEL
Decoration: N/A

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PIGNONS AG, Camera, circa 1952, Artifact no. 1979.0880, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1979.0880.001/

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