Board, lens

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0647.003

MANUFACTURER: Eskofot A/S
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Denmark

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL, SYNTHETIC & GLASS COMPONENTS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 25.0 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Height: 10.5 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: Eskofot
Country: Denmark
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS CAMERA USED C. 1980S; NOT MUCH USED AFTER C. 1988.
Canada: USED BY DESIGN DEPT. STAFF IN PREPARATION OF EXHIBIT MATERIAL, DISPLAYS AND PUBLICATIONS BY THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, OTTAWA ONT. IN 1988 THE DESIGN DEPT. BEGAN USING MAC COMPUTERS EXTENSIVELY IN THE DESIGN AND PRODUCTION OF THE NEW NATIONAL AVIATION MUSEUM, AND USE OF THE EKOPHOT DECLINED DRAMATICALLY.
Function: USED FOR PHOTO MECHANICAL TRANSFER OF B&W IMAGES.
Technical: THIS EKOPHOT PMT-CAMERA WAS CONSIDERED BY OPERATORS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT OVER EARLIER DESIGNS. THE ABILITY TO AUTOMATICALLY ADJUST THE COPY TABLE BED HEIGHT, THE USE OF VACUUMS TO SECURE COPY WORK AND NEGATIVE PAPER, AND THE DENSITOMETER FOR USE WITH CONTINUOUS TONE PRINTS WERE NOTABLE FEATURES.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Markings on single lens read " STAEBLE MAGNOGON R 1:5.6/105 MM ".
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK & GREY CASING; BLACK BELLOWS.
Decoration: N/A

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Eskofot A/S, Board, lens, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1996.0647, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0647.003/

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