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- OBJECT TYPE
- 35MM
- DATE
- 1954–1955
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1981.1367.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Nippon Kogaku
- MODEL
- S2
- LOCATION
- Tokyo, Japan
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 6149016
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- EXTERIOR COVERING - LEATHERETTE & BRUSHEDALUMINUM/ BODY - METAL/ LENS HOUSING - METAL/ SHUTTER HOUSING - METAL/ LENS - GROUND GLASS/ VIEWFINDER - METAL FRAMES, MIRROR, GROUND GLASS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 13.6 cm
- Width
- 6.5 cm
- Height
- 7.9 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
- Nikon
- Country
- Japan
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Tokyo
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
USED TO RECORD STILL IMAGES - Technical
-
The S2 was the second generation of Nikon rangefinder camera. It was the first Nikon with a lever to advanced the film and cock the shutter, as well as a folding crank to enable rapid film rewind. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PRINTING ON CAMERA INCLUDES: 'NIPPON/ KOGAKU/ TOKYO/ 6149016/ Nikon'/ PRINTING AROUND LENS: 'NIKKOR - S.C. 1:1.4 f=5cm Nippon Kogaku Japan No.359599'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- EXTERIOR FINISHING - BLACK & SILVER/ LENS HOUSING-BLACK & SILVER/ BODY - BLACK/ SHUTTER HOUSING - SILVER & BLACK/ VIEWFINDER - SILVER
- Decoration
- MFG'S NAME & TRADEMARK ENGRAVED ON TOP AND ABOVE LENS HOUSING, BLOCK PRINTING IN BLACK ON SILVER BACKGROUND
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Nippon Kogaku, Camera, between 1954–1955, Artifact no. 1981.1367, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1981.1367.001/
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