General Information

Serial #

710269

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL BODY, PARTS/ GLASS OPTICS/ SYNTHETIC COVERING, PARTS/ LEATHER CASE WITH METAL HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length

14.5 cm

Width

6.5 cm

Height

10.0 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

Kodak

Country

Federal Republic of Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Stuttgart

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1950S +

Canada

CAMERA OWNED BY CAMERON M. EDWARDS, DONOR'S GRANDFATHER, WHO DIED IN 1978. HE WAS AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER/CINEMATOGRAPHER. IN 1920S-1930S HE WAS APPOINTED AS ASSISTANT TO GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF DAY, GIVING HIM ACCESS TO FILM VENUES SUCH AS ROYAL TOUR, INCLUDING VISITS TO PARLIAMENT HILL, HARRINGTON LAKE, ETC. SOME OF HIS FILMS ARE NOW AT NAC UNDER C.M. EDWARDS.

Function

DEVICE USED TO RECORD STILL IMAGES IN TWO DIMENSIONAL FORMAT.

Technical

ONE OF SERIES OF 35 MM RETINA CAMERAS PRODUCED BY KODAK IN GERMANY FROM 1934 TO 1969.RETINA IIIC WAS MADE FROM 1954-1957 IN TWO CONFIGURATIONS: TYPE 021 (1954-1957) HAD UNCOUPLED DUAL RANGE EXPOSURE METER, TYPE 021/I OF 1957 HAD EXTENDED SINGLE RANGE METER.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

INCISED BLACK LETTERING ON TOP READS "Retina [SCRIPT]/ IIIC" & "710269"/ STAMPED LETTERING ON BACK READS "KODAK/ Retina [SCRIPT]/ Camera"/ STAMPED LETTERING ON FRONT READS "KODAK"/ INCISED WHITE LETTERING ON LENS READS "Retina-xenon C f:2.0/50mm, Schneider- Kreuznach 5058122"/ INCISED BLACK LETTERING ON SHUTTER READS "SYNCHRO/ COMPUR" & "5 058 122"/ INCISED BLACK LETTERING ON FILTER READS "Kodak F VIII/32 - OL Made in Germany"/ BLACK, RED, & SILVER MARKINGS FOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS/ RED LABEL READS "F.E. COCHRAN 299 HILLCREST RD. OTTAWA"

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

BLACK TEXTURED SYNTHETIC COVERING/ PLATED, BRUSHED, METALLIC, BLACK PAINTED PARTS/ BLACK SYNTHETIC PARTS/ BROWN CASE WITH BLACK STRAP

Decoration

ON CASE EXTERIOR, INDENTED "RETINA" IN SCRIPT WITHIN RECTANGLE