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- OBJECT TYPE
- modern rollfilm
- DATE
- 1939
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2004.1332.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Utility Mfg. Co.
- MODEL
- Carleton Candid
- LOCATION
- New York, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- synthetic body, parts/ metal lens and shutter assemblies, knobs, parts/ glass optics
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 13.4 cm
- Width
- 5.8 cm
- Height
- 7.8 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
- Utility
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- New York
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
A device used to record still images on light sensitive film in a two-dimensional format. - Technical
-
Utility Mfg. Co.'s Carleton camera was a black plastic 'Minicam' for 16 exposures on 127 film. Utility made a number of 'Minicams', including the Carleton, circa 1939. Several variations of body style were produced but there was no practical difference. The 'Minicam' usually came with a Graf or Minivar 50 mm lens [Ref. 1]. The Carleton Candid camera is presumably one of this series. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- gold lettering on shutter assembly reads 'CARLETON' and 'UTILITY MFG. CO./ NEW YORK/ MADE IN U.S.A.'/ raised lettering inside back reads 'USE ANY STANDARD/ VEST POCKET FILM/ 1 5/8 X 2 ½ 4.5 X 6 CM' and 'PATENTS PENDING/ MADE IN U.S.A.'/ indented lettering on lens housing reads "MINIVAR LENS' and '50 MM'
- Missing
- appears complete
- Finish
- black textured body with smooth black top and bottom/ black painted shutter assembly/ plated lens housing, knobs, parts
- Decoration
- gold painted edging and stripe on shutter asSembly
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Utility Mfg. Co., Camera, circa 1939, Artifact no. 2004.1332, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2004.1332.001/
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