General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CAMERA: METAL CASE COVERED ON OUTSIDE WITH LEATHER; LEATHER BELLOWS; METAL WORKING PARTS; GLASS LENSES/ CASE: LEATHER WITH METAL HARDWARE & VELVET LINING

Dimensions

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

Length

26.0 cm

Width

14.0 cm

Height

22.0 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

Zeiss

Country

Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Dresden

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY AFTER 1936 AS THIS IS WHEN THE DOMINION FORESTRY SERVICE WAS FORMED (SEE MARKINGS)

Canada

USED BY THE DOMINION FORESTRY SERVICE

Function

TO RECORD STILL IMAGES

Technical

ONE OF THE INITIAL MODELS PRODUCED BY ZEISS IKON. A PORTABLE, HIGH QUALITY ADVANCED AMATEUR CAMERA. THE VERSATILITY OF THIS MODEL WOULD HAVE MADE IT PARTICULARLY USEFUL TO THE FORESTRY SERVICE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

CAMERA: ON BASE- 'ZEISS/ IKON'/ AROUND LENS- 'Zeiss Ikon COMPUR/ Tessar 1:6,3 f- 16,5 cm Carl Zeiss Jena Nr. 1047198'/ [DISTANCE GRADUATIONS & LENS OPENING GRADUATIONS MARKED]/ ON BACK: 'Ica [LOGO]'/ ON FRONT- 'ZEISS IKON'/ CASE: ON BACK: 'ZEISS IKON'/ ON FRONT ABOVE LOCK: '1682/9'/ SCRATCHED IN LEATHER ABOVE CARRYING HANDLE: 'IDEAL 250/9'

Missing

CASE: LID TORN

Finish

BLACK CAMERA BODY & BELLOWS; SOME METAL PAINTED GLOSS BLACK AND SOME PARTS CHROMED; WHITE ON YELLOW PRINTING/ BLACK CASE

Decoration

N/A