Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

KODAK JR. SIX 20 SERIES III

Date Range From

1938

Date Range To

1939

Materials

STEEL, LEATHER, ALUMINUM, PLASTIC

No. Pieces

2

Description

1. CAMERA: 8.2CM (H) X 16.5CM (L) X 3.9CM (W). BLACK STEEL CAMERA HAS TEXTURED LACQUERED SURFACE ON OUTSIDE. IS RECTANGULAR BOX WITH ROUNDED EDGES. ON BACK HAS ROUND SIGN THAT READS IN SILVER "OPEN ONLY WHILE WINDING". BOTTOM IS DIVIDED DOWN THE MIDDLE AND HAS HOLE WITH GROOVES AROUND EDGE. TOP IS DIVIDED IN TWO WITH FILM CONTROL KNOB ON LEFT. HAS GROOVED SIDES AND TOP. IN FRONT IS LENS RELEASE BUTTON AND ON RIGHT IS SHUTTER RELEASE BUTTON WHICH ARE IDENTICAL WITH GROOVES ON TOP AND PIN BELOW. IN MIDDLE IS BLACK STEEL SQUARES THAT LIE DOWN. WHEN PUSHED UP HAVE EYEPIECE AND VIEWFINDER WITH GLASS CENTRES. EYEPIECE IS SMALLER. ON RIGHT SIDE IS HINGE, AND LEFT HANDLE. BLACK LEATHER HANDLE IS ON ALUMINUM HINGED SQUARES. THIS ALLOWS IT TO FOLD DOWN OR PULL OUT. UNDERNEATH IS LATCH THAT WHEN PUSHED UP OPENS THE BACK OF THE CAMERA. INSIDE BACK OF CAMERA IS RED PLASTIC COVERED TRANSPARENT HOLE. HAS PROTECTIVE STEEL PIECE ON BACK AND HAS STICKER THAT READS "USE KODAK FILM VERICHROME V 620 SUPER-XXPAN XX620 PANATOMIC-X FX620 OR N.C.620" THEN HAS LOGO AND READS "PATENTS U.S.A. 1,02,167 1,610,153 1,454,198 1,908,531 1,459,755 1,974,655 2,073,285 RE.20,407 2,101,986 PRINTED IN U.S.A. NO. 71169". WHEN LENS IS OPEN INSIDE CENTRE IS HOLLOW AND LOOKS LIKE AN ACCORDIAN. ON LEFT IS FILM CARTIDGE CHAMBER & SPOOL THAT IS DETACHABLE WITH HOLLOW PIN IN MIDDLE TO ROLL FILM ON. EACH END OF SPOOL IS A FLAT CIRCLE. HAS FILM REWIND SYSTEM ON TOP. ON RIGHT IS HINGED CARTIDGE CHAMBER. FRONT HAS COVER THAT POPS OPEN WITH LENS. HAS "KODAK" SIGN THAT PULLS OPEN. LENS HAS LEATHER COVER TO BACK CHAMBER. AROUND LENS IS DIAL WHICH REGULATES DISTANCE. ON LEFT READS IN ORDER "T B 25 50 100" WITH A SLIDING POINTED MARKER. ON RIGHT IS APERTURE SETTING WITH SAME MARKER AND READS "KODAK KODEX NO.1 F6.3 8 11 16 22 32". ON END OF LENS READS "KODAK ANASTIGMAT F 6.3 102MM". INSIDE COVER IS PLATE THAT READS "KODAK JR. SIX 20 SERIES III MADE IN CANADA BY CANADIAN KODAK CO. LIMITED TORONTO, ONT.". LONG GROOVED LEVER ON TOP AND BOTTOM LOCK LENS IN PLACE, MUST PUSH THE ABOVE STATED PLATE IN TO CLOSE COVER. SOME MINOR WEAR ON SURFACE. 2. CASE: 18.7CM (L) X 10.9CM (W) X 4.7CM (H). BLACK LEATHER CASE IS CUBE WITH ROUNDED TOP AND BOTTOM. HAS LIGHT STITCHING AROUND EDGES. ON OUTSIDES HAS LOOP WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN FOR STRAP TO FIT THROUGH. LID COMES OVER TOP AND HAS ROUNDED EDGE WITH A METAL CLASP PAINTED GOLD. IS BELL SHAPED ON TOP WITH HOOK THAT FITS INTO ROUND CLASP ON BODY OF CASE THAT HAS LETTERS CARVED OVER TOP OF ONE ANOTHER. READS "MADE IN U.S.A." ABOVE. HAS RELEASE LEVER ON SIDE. LEATHER IS WEARING, ESPECIALLY INSIDE. BACK IS TORN AWAY FROM FRONT ON ONE SIDE. HAS SCRATCHES AND CRACKS IN LEATHER.

Subjects

PHOTOGRAPHIC T&E

Historical Association

LEISURE

History

USED BY DONOR WHO WAS AN AMATEUR CAMERA BUFF.

Catalogue Number

P19950066002

Acquisition Date

1995-09

Collection

Museum

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