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OBJECT TYPE: 35MM/AUTO-FOCUS
DATE: 1986
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0108.001

MANUFACTURER: Argus
MODEL: QUICKSHOT 35
LOCATION: Hong Kong, China

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BODY IS METAL & PLASTIC/ LENS & VIEWFINDER ARE GLASS/ FLASH HEAD IS PLASTIC/ STRAP IS NYLON

Dimensions

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

Length: 12.0 cm
Width: 4.5 cm
Height: 7.5 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: Argus
Country: China
State/Province: Unknown
City: Hong Kong

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Manitoba
Period: 1980s
Canada: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: FRONT TOP LEFT IN WHITE 'argus'/ BELOW THIS IN RED 'QUICKSHOT 35'/ ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE LENS IN WHITE IS: 'MOTOR DRIVE'/ BELOW THIS, ALSOIN WHITE '35mm OPTICAL LENS MADE IN JAPAN'/ BELOW THE LENS IN WHITE PAINTED LETTERS IS 'FOCUS FREE'/ ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAMERA IN WHITE LETTERING IS 'MADE IN HONG KONG'/ ALL SWITCHES, ETC. LABELLED.
Missing: N/A
Finish: CAMERA IS ALL BLACK (PAINT?)/ RED (PAINT) TRIM AROUND LENS/ RAISED & RIBBED GRIP ON ONE SIDE OF FRONT OF BODY/ LEATHER GRAIN FINISH ON PLASTIC ON BACK.
Decoration: N/A

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Argus, Camera, circa 1986, Artifact no. 1988.0108, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1988.0108.001/

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