General Information

Serial #

K0346

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL WITH GLASS LENS/ CASE: LEATHER WITH FABRIC LINING AND METAL HARDWARE/ CARDSTOCK BOX

Dimensions

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

Length

8.0 cm

Width

8.0 cm

Height

12.0 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

Birns Sawyer

Country

United States of America

State/Province

California

City

Hollywood

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

PART OF A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT FROM THE ESTATE OF WILFRED HAROLS 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

A RANGEFINDER ENABLES THE PHOTOGRAPHER TO MEASURE THE DISTANCE TO HIS SUBJECT WITHOUT MOVING FROM HIS POSITION AND HELPS HIM TO DETERMINE THE FOCUS OF THE CAMERA LENS.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PRINTED AROUND EDGE OF LENS: 'ZOOM COMBIFINDER MODELK 16/35 mm No K0346'/ ON OUTSIDE OF BODY: 'LENS MADE IN JAPAN/ Burns & Sawyer/ Hollywood/ B & S/ [2 SCALES]'/ EMBOSSED IN CASE: 'BIRNS & SAWYER/ HOLLYWOOD'

Missing

LID OF BOX

Finish

RANGEFINDER: BLACK WITH WHITE & ORANGE PRINTING/ CASE: BLACK LEATHER ON OUTSIDE WITH PURPLE FABRIC INSIDE

Decoration

MFG'S LOGO ON RANGEFINDER