General Information

Serial #

25060

Part Number

1

Total Parts

5

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL BODY; LEATHER BELLOWS AND CAMERA COVER; GLASS LENS

Dimensions

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

Length

27.5 cm

Width

20.5 cm

Height

21.0 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

Graflex

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Rochester

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY USED IN THE 1940S AND 1950S

Canada

ORIGINAL OWNER, VICTOR ALBOTA, AN OTTAWA NATIVE, WAS A PHOTOGRAPHER WITH THE RCAF FILM & PHOTO UNIT IN WW II. STARTING IN 1945 HE WORKED FOR THE T.V. LITTLE PHOTO CO. IN OTTAWA FOR 6 YEARS AND DID ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE OTTAWA JOURNAL [SEE PHOTO OF WALTERS AXE CO. IN S.I. FILE].

Function

USED TO RECORD STILL IMAGES ON FILM

Technical

THE STANDARD PRESS CAMERA OF THE THIRTIES AND LATER. ALLOWS USE OF LENSES IN SHUTTER MOUNT OR FOCAL PLANE SHUTTER.[REF 2]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PRINTED AROUND LENSES: 'TRADE GRAPHEX MARK f/4.5 5.6 8 11 16 22 32''GRAFLEX OPTAR f/4.5 NO 294926 6 3/8" FOCUS'/ PLATE ON TOP: 'SPEED GRAPHIC/ TRADE MARK REG. U.S. PAT OFF/ TENSION NUMBER/ 1 [TO] 6/ CURTAIN APERTURE/ A/ 10 [TO] 40/ B/ 70 [TO] 150/ C/ 200 [TO] 400/ D/ 500 [TO] 1000/ MFG'D BY/ THE FOLMER GRAFLEX CORPORATION/ 25060 ROCHESTER, N.Y. U.S.A.'/ PRINTING ON FLASHGUN: 'EXTENSION SHUTTER BATTERY REMOTE/ GRAFLITE/ REFLECTOR ASSEMBLY CATA[?]'/ MOLDED ON EYEPIECE: 'GRAFLEX'

Missing

SHUTTER SEIZES OCCASIONALLY. FOCAL PLANE SHUTTER SEIZED.

Finish

BLACK WITH SILVER TRIM

Decoration

N/A