Slide, dark

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OBJECT TYPE: camera
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2003.0013.003

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Wood and metal materials of construction.

Dimensions

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

Length: 17.0 cm
Width: 10.1 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Still cameras
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: This type of camera used c. 1917-1930. This camera probably used c. 1917-1924, and possibly later.
Canada: Camera used by (Methodist) Reverend Frederick J. Neal, who came to Canada in Dec. 1914, and lived and worked in St. Margaret's Bay area of Nova Scotia c. 1921 to 1922. He moved to Iowa, returning to Canada in 1928, and lived at Glen Margaret, Halifax county. Rev. Neal died in St. John, New Brunswick in 1969. (ref. 1)
Function: A removable plate used to cover light sensitive sheet film or glass plates that are placed into a film holder. When used, the dark slide is withdrawn allowing the film to be exposed to light and then reinserted into the film holder.
Technical: Rochester Optical Co. introduced the Premo camera in 1893. In 1903 the company was purchased by Eastman Kodak, which continued to manufacture Premos for the next 20 years. The pocket Premo was designed to take photographs on either glass plates or sheet film, and had a capacity of 2 plates or 12 film exposures. (ref. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: No markings visible.
Missing: N/A
Finish: Black metal slide has red-brown wooden top frame.
Decoration: N/A

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