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- OBJECT TYPE
- SUBMINIATURE
- DATE
- 1890
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1981.0494.001
- MANUFACTURER
- KEMPER, ALFRED C.
- MODEL
- KOMBI
- LOCATION
- Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 38588
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL, BRASS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 5.6 cm
- Width
- 4.2 cm
- Height
- 4.2 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
- KEMPER
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Illinois
- City
- Chicago
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
RECORDING STILL IMAGES AND GRAPHOSCOPE - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Stylistic engraving print on front of camera: "A COMBINED CAMERA AND GRAPHOSCOPE/ THE KOMBI/ TRADE MARK"/ Engraved on side of body: "38588"/ Engraved on back of camera: "PATENTED/ IN THE ENTIRE WORLD/ U.S./ PATENT/ DEC. 20, 92/ OTHERS PENDING/ ALFREDO C. KEMPER/ CHICAGO"/ Engraved on side of body: "38588"
- Missing
- Disassembled parts inside camera are : 2 film rollers and the platen (holds film flat). Missing part is the interior circular plate.
- Finish
- ORIGINALLY GUN-METAL BLUE, ALL BUT COMPLETELY WORN AWAY
- Decoration
- FRONT ELABORATELY STAMPED WITH KOMBI TRADEMARK
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KEMPER, ALFRED C., Camera, circa 1890, Artifact no. 1981.0494, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1981.0494.001/
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