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OBJECT TYPE: NON-SOUND
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0137.001

MANUFACTURER: Universal Camera Corp.
MODEL: UNIVEX A8
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BODY METAL (CAST IRON?)/ LENS - GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length: 8.5 cm
Width: 4.0 cm
Height: 12.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Cine cameras
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Universal Camera
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: FOLLOWING INFO. APPEARS ON PLATE SCREWED TO CAMERA BACK: 'MODEL A8/ Univex/ 8 M.M. CINE CAMERA/ EXPOSURE TABLE', 'FOR COMPLETE EXPOSURE TABLE, USE/ OF ACCESSORY LENSES, INDOOR SHOTS/ ETC., REFER TO INSTRUCTION BOOK./ MADE IN U.S.A./ UNIVERSAL CAMERA CORPORATION/ NEW YORK/ PAT. NO.-DES.99,514/ OTHER U.S.AND FOREIGN PATS. PEND.', AND EXPOSURE TABLE/ FOLLOWING INFO. APPEARS ON EMPTY SPOOL INSIDE CAMERA: ‘FOR USE ONLY ON UNIVEX 8MM CINE CAMERA UNIVERSAL CAMERA CORP. NEW YORK U.S.A./ TRADEMARK/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ ROTATION ROTATION/ U.S. PAT. NO. 2,133,743 - FOREIGN PATS. PEND.'/ ‘2' ON REVERSE/ ‘UNIVEX' CAST IN RAISED PRINT IN VIEWFINDER/ ‘ILEX UNIVAR F:5.6 ILEX UNIVAR F:5.6/ ILEX OPTICAL CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y. PAT. APPL'D' APPEARS AROUND LENS.
Missing: N/A
Finish: BODY IS BLACK (PAINT?)
Decoration: BODY HAS RAISED LINES (11 OR 12) ON EITHER SIDE THAT START OUT WELL SPACED BUT GATHER INTO A TIGHT GROUP AS THEY RISE TO THE TOP OF THE BODY.

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Universal Camera Corp., Camera, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1988.0137, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0137.001/

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