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OBJECT TYPE: BOX/ROLLFILM 620
DATE: 1957
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0037.001

MANUFACTURER: SAWYER'S INC.
MODEL: NOMAD
LOCATION: Portland, Oregon, United States of America

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General Information

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

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: 11.0 cm
Height: 20.0 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: SAWYER
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Oregon
City: Portland

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY USED IN THE 1950S AND 1960S
Canada: ALEX STIRTON (1915-1996), HUSBAND OF DONOR, WAS A NOTED CANADIAN WAR PHOTOGRAPHER. HE DEVELOPED AN INSTEREST IN COLLECTING CAMERAS IN THE 1980'S - NMST ACQUIRED SEVERAL FROM HIS COLLECTION. [REF 1]
Function: USED TO RECORD STILL IMAGES ON FILM
Technical: EXAMPLE OF AMATEUR CAMERA PRODUCED BY A COMPANY BETTER KNOWN FOR ITS MANUFACTURE OF STEREO (3-D) EQUIPMENT [REF 1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON FRONT: 'NOMAD 620'/ MOLDED INSIDE BODY: 'USE 620 FILM/ MADE IN U.S.A./ SAWYER'S INC. PORTLAND, ORE./ EMPTY 620 SPOOL HERE/ NEW ROLL620 FILM HERE'/ MOLDED IN BACK OF FLASH UNIT: 'nomad'
Missing: N/A
Finish: DARK BROWN BODY WITH COPPER FRONT AND SILVER FLASH REFLECTOR
Decoration: COPPER FRONT DESIGN WITH RECTANGULAR MARKINGS

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SAWYER'S INC., Camera, circa 1957, Artifact no. 1999.0037, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1999.0037.001/

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