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OBJECT TYPE: CAMERA/PISTOL
DATE: 1959
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1378.001

MANUFACTURER: FRANKE & HEIDECKE
MODEL: ROLLEI
LOCATION: Brunswick, Federal Republic of Germany

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYTHETIC WITH METAL HARDWARE; TRIPOD HEAD - METAL; STRAP - LEATHER WITH METAL HARDWARE; SHUTTER RELEASE - SYNTHETIC WITH METAL HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length: 18.0 cm
Width: 6.3 cm
Height: 6.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Still camera accessories
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: ROLLEI
Country: Federal Republic of Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Brunswick

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY USED IN THE 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 SUPPORT A CAMERA WHEN IN USE AND ACTIVATE THE SHUTTER RELEASE WITH A SQUEEZE OF THE "TRIGGER"
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: EMBOSSED IN GRIP: 'Rollei/ F & H'/ PRINTED ON TRIPOD HEAD: 'ROLLEIFIX/ GERMANY'/ PRESSED IN STRAP: 'Rollei/ GERMANY'
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: BLACK WITH GREY AND SHINY METAL TRIM
Decoration: CROSS-HATCHING ON GRIP; ATTRACTIVE SHINY METAL TRIM ON TRIPOD HEAD

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FRANKE & HEIDECKE, Grip, circa 1959, Artifact no. 1995.1378, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1995.1378.001/

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