General Information

Serial #

157034

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal body & parts/ glass optical components/ synthetic covering

Dimensions

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

Length

10.6 cm

Width

6.0 cm

Height

9.2 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

Obex

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Long Island

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

early 1950's +

Canada

This camera was purchased by the donor around 1951 in Flint, Michigan while he was a co-op student with General Motors. He used it for scenic and portrait photography while living in Michigan and travelling throughout the U.S. and Mexico, and upon his return home to the U.K. He stopped using the camera due to a shutter malfunction about the time he emigrated to Canada.

Function

A device used to record still images on light sensitive film in a two-dimensional format.

Technical

An example of a twin lens reflex and coupled range finder technology combined ina 35mm camera. It was designed by Jacques Bolsey (aka Bolsky or Bogopolsky), who also designed the Bolca, Alpa Reflex and Bolsey reflex cameras for Pignons S.A. (Switzerland) before emigrating to the U.S.A.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Incised lettering on front reads 'BOLSEY MODEL C/ TWIN LENS REFLEX'/ Red and black lettering on front reads 'SYNCHRO BOLSEY MATIC' and 'WOLLENSAK - ROCHESTER, U.S.A.'/ White lettering on lens housing reads 'WOLLENSAK 44MM f/3.2 W [logo] ANASTIGNATIC'/ Incised lettering on underside reads '157034'/ White red and black lettering on depth of field calculator

Missing

Appears complete

Finish

Textured black covering on body / Plated metal parts/ colourless transparent glass/ Black painted and metallic lens housing and depth of field calculator

Decoration

N/A