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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.0691.001

MANUFACTURER: Polaroid Corp.
MODEL: SWINGER II/15
LOCATION: England

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General Information

Serial #: KA9241A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC/ METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 15.0 cm
Width: 14.0 cm
Height: 13.0 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: Polaroid
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
Period: EARLY 1970'S (DONOR STATES THIS ONE SELDOM USED - POSSIBLY 2 ROLLS OF FILM SHOT)
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO TAKE STILL B&W PHOTOGRAPHS AND DEVELOP THEM IN SITU.
Technical: ONE OF THE SERIES OF INEXPENSIVE SWINGER SERIES OF CAMERAS FIRST INTRODUCED IN 1965 AND DIRECTED AT THE YOUTH MARKET. THIS IS A BRITISH MODEL OF THE AMERICAN SWINGER SENTINEL MODEL.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: EMBOSSED ON INSIDE PLATE: 'USE 1.5VOLTS ALKALINE BATTERY/ UCAR E91 OR MALLORY MN1500/ REPLACE BATTERIES/ EVERY YEAR/ WRITE DATE HERE:/ POLAROID* LAND CAMERA/ SWINGER* SENTINEL MODEL 15/ MADE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM/ KA9241A/ *TRADEMARK OF POLAROID CORPORATION U.S.A./ U.S. PATENTS NOS. 2,647,056; 2,740,340; 3,289,558;/ 8,289,558; 3,289,560; 3,323,491, PATENTED IN GREAT/ BRITAIN, NOS. 791,658; 731,859; 607,704.'/ EMBOSSED IN BACK: [INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO TAKE 'DAYLIGHT PICTURES' AND 'FLASH PICTURES']/ ON FRONT: 'POLAROID/ SWINGER II LAND CAMERA'
Missing: FLASHGUN
Finish: GREY BODY WITH BLACK TRIM/ BLACK STRAP/ BLACK INSIDE
Decoration: BLUE STICKER WITH GREY & BLACK PRINTING ON BOTTOM FRONT

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Polaroid Corp., Camera, circa 1969, Artifact no. 1995.0691, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.0691.001/

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