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OBJECT TYPE: ROLLFILM
DATE: 1971–1993
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0188.001

MANUFACTURER: GOMZ
MODEL: SMENA SYMBOL
LOCATION: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

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General Information

Serial #: 75018684
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 METAL AND SYNTHETIC MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION; GLASS OPTICS..2 SYNTHETIC CASE HAS SOME METAL FITTINGS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 14.0 cm
Width: 8.0 cm
Height: 10.5 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: GOMZ
Country: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS CAMERA USED IN 1970S.
Canada: CAMERA USED BY WILBORN R.G. PITCHER, OF FREDERICTON, NB.
Function: USED TO RECORD STILL IMAGES ON PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM.
Technical: ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR, INEXPENSIVE RUSSIAN CAMERAS. FOCUS AND EXPOSURE CONTROLS CAN BE SET IN THE USUAL WAY, OR BASED ON THE SYSTEM OF 'SYMBOLS' (HENCE THE NAME) MARKED ON THE LENS/SHUTTER WHICH ALLOW CORRECT FOCUS/EXPOSURE TO BE SET WITHOUT ANY REAL PHOTOGRAPHIC KNOWLEDGE OR AIDS LIKE A LIGHT METER. (REF. 3)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 "[cyrillic text]/ SMENA SYMBOL/ [symbol]/ OMO" marked on caMERA FRONT. "75018684" incised in camera base. All controls, settings, etc. labelled. "MADE IN USSR" marked on lens housing..2 "[cyrillic text]" appears on case front. "23" stamped in blue ink on inside of case.
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE.
Finish: .1 RIBBED BLACK SYNTHETIC FRONT & BACK PANELS; SMOOTH BLACK SYNTHETIC TOP & BOTTOM PANELS. BRUSHED SILVER METAL TRIM ON TOP FRONT, AND ON LENS HOUSING..2 THICK BLACK SYNTHETIC CASE HAS SMOOTH, SHINY APPEARANCE ON ALL SURFACES EXCEPT AREA WHICH COVERS LENS HOUSING WHICH IS PEBBLED. INSIDE OF CASE AND UNDERSIDE OF STRAP ARE DARK GREY.
Decoration: N/A

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GOMZ, Camera, between 1971–1993, Artifact no. 2001.0188, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/2001.0188.001/

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