General Information

Serial #

107431

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CAMERA: METAL BODY AND WORKING PARTS; GLASS LENSES/ CASE: LEATHER WITH METAL HARDWARE AND VELVET LINING

Dimensions

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

Length

11.5 cm

Width

9.5 cm

Height

14.5 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

KOWA

Country

Japan

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY USED IN THE 1950'S AND 1960'S

Canada

PART OF A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT FROM THE ESTATE OF WILFRED HAROLD OLSON, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF DOMINION WIDE PHOTOGRAPHY LTD., OTTAWA (C 1950-1995). MR. OLSON WAS A PHOTOGRAPHER FOR MANY YEARS AND HIS STUDIO DID WORK FOR BOTH THE OTTAWA JOURNAL AND THE CBC.

Function

USED TO RECORD STILL IMAGES

Technical

HAS A UNIQUE ARRANGEMENT, PUTTING THE WINDING CRANK AND THE FOCUSING WHEEL ON ONE AXIS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAMERA.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PRINTED ON CAMERA: 'KALLOFLEX/ 107341/ [2 SCALES]'/ LENS: 'View-Prominar 1:3 f=75mm No. 107790/ Prominar 1:3.5 f=75mm Kowa Opt. Works No. 106768'/ PRINTED ON FLASH FOOT: 'JAPAN'/ PRINTED ON LENS HOUSING: 'SEIKOSHA-MX KOWA OPTICAL WORKS'/EMBOSSED IN CASE: 'KALLOFLEX/ Kowa/ [?]/ JAPAN'/ STICKERS ON CASE: 'VIRDEN/ 3051''73192'

Missing

HAS COAXIAL WINDING & FOCUSING ACTION WHICH LEAVES ONE HAND READY TO SNAP SHUTTER AT ALL TIMES FOR FASTPHOTOGRAPHING

Finish

CAMERA: BLACK SIMULATED LEATHER WITH SHINY METAL TRIM/ CASE BROWN LEATHER WITH SHINY METAL TRIM; PLUM COLOURED LINING

Decoration

N/A