Hood, lens

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OBJECT TYPE: FLASHGUN
DATE: 1926–1946
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0631.005

MANUFACTURER: Kodak
MODEL: SERIES VI
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 5
Total Parts: 5
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: 2.0 cm
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 5.8 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Still camera accessories
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Kodak
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

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: INCISED LETTERING READS 'SERIES VI KODAK LENS HOOD/ MADE IN U.S.A.'
Missing: N/A
Finish: PAINTED BLACK
Decoration: N/A

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Kodak, Hood, lens, between 1926–1946, Artifact no. 1996.0631, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0631.005/

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