General Information

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Part Number

2

Total Parts

3

AKA

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Patents

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General Description

.2 synthetic case has felt lining and woven fabric carrying strap. magicubes stored in paper box

Dimensions

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

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Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still cameras

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Manufacturer

AKA

Kodak

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

This type of camera used c.1970s+

Canada

This camera was made and used in Canada. Camera was purchased from Camera House Ltd. located at 207 Sparks Street Mall in Ottawa, Ontario. Original price in 1970 was $60.15. Kodak Canada was founded by Eastman Kodak in 1899 in a Toronto shop where employees cut sheet film and fitted lenses on cameras to support the growing potential for a photographic market in Canada. As Canadian interest in photography grew, the company expanded across the country throughout the 20th century to produce in all aspects of photography including still and movie cameras, film, x-ray film, photocopy paper, and photographic chemicals under many popular names including Brownie, Kodacolor, Carousel, and Supermatic.

Function

To contain, store, protect, and carry a camera and accessories when not in use.

Technical

This is a rigid body camera with zone focus ('beyond 6 feet' and '2 to 6 feet') that uses 126 cassette film. Developed from the earlier Instamatic 314, it has a 3 element f/8, 4mm lens and a 2 speed shutter (1/45 and 1/90) (Coe, 241). It used Magicubes, which did not require electrical power for flash (unlike "Flashcube"). Original price for package of 3 cubes was $1.99.

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