Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

VANESSA SUPER 8 MOVIE CAMERA

Date Range From

1960

Date Range To

1970

Materials

LEATHER, PLASTIC, ALUMINUM

No. Pieces

10

Height

21.2

Length

25.5

Width

9.5

Description

1. CASE - RECTANGULAR, BLACK, LEATHER. BOTTOM FRONT OF CASE IS BLACK AND WHITE MIX. INSIDE OF CASE IS LINED WITH BLUE VELVETEEN. LID FOLDS OVER TOP, AND GOES HALFWAY DOWN FRONT OF CASE. THERE IS A RECTANGULAR, SILVER METAL CLASP ON FRONT OF CASE, THAT CATCHES LID. HAS A BLACK LEATHER STRAP ATTACHED TO SIDES OF CASE. THERE IS A SHOULDER REST ON STRAP. 2. CAMERA - FRONT END IS SILVER, THE REST IS BLACK. ONE SIDE HAS A WHITE, RECTANGULAR LABEL THAT READS "SUPER VANESSA 8" IN SILVER. TOP OF CAMERA HAS A SMALL, GOLD, OVAL STICKER THAT READS "JCII75 PASSED JMDC". IMPRESSED INTO BOTTOM OF CAMERA IS "NO.200607". IMPRESSED INTO BACK OF CAMERA IS "MADE IN JAPAN". FRONT OF CAMERA READS "VANESSA" ABOVE ADJUSTABLE LENS, AND "AUTOMATIC" BELOW LENS. CAMERA HAS MULTIPLE WHEELS, SWITCHES, AND BUTTONS. 3. LIGHT - SORT OF RECTANGULAR SHAPED. BLACK METAL, WITH SILVER FRONT. SILVER LABEL ON BACK READS "DANGER" FOLLOWED BY CARE AND USE INSTRUCTIONS. THIS LABEL IS ON A SILVER LABEL. SILVER LABEL READS "CAMERALITE DVY LAMP-650W 120V MODEL 709 ACME-LITE MANUFACTURING CO. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60644". LIGHT HAS AN ON/OFF SWITCH ON ONE SIDE, A MOUNTING BRACKET ON BOTTOM - THE UNDERSIDE OF WHICH IS COVERED WITH CORK - AND A BLACK ELECTRICAL CORD OFF ONE SIDE. 4. HANDLE - BLACK, PLASTIC HANDLE FOR CAMERA. EMBOSSED ON UNDERSIDE IS "MADE IN JAPAN". BESIDE THIS IS A ROUND, BLACK, KNOB. THERE IS A RECTANGULAR BUTTON ON BACK OF HANDLE. 5. BATTERY - SMALL ROUND, SILVER BATTERY. ETCHED ON ONE SIDE IS "TOSHIBA H-D U. PAT.715181". THERE IS WHITE RESIDUE ON OPPOSITE SIDE. 6. TAG - ROUND, PAPER TAG. HAS A HOLE IN THE TOP, WITH A WHITE STRING THROUGH IT. ONE SIDE OF TAG IS RED WITH A GOLD BORDER; AT TOP IT READS "CAUTION! BEFORE USE:", FOLLOWED BY FIVE STEPS. OTHER SIDE IS BLUE WITH A GOLD BORDER; IT READS "CAUTION! AFTER USE:", FOLLOWED BY TWO STEPS. 7. TAG - ROUND, PAPER TAG. HAS A HOLE IN TOP, WITH A WHITE STRING THROUGH IT. ONE SIDE OF TAG IS BLUE WITH GOLD BORDER; IT READS "PLEASE NOTE! IN ORDER TO CONSERVE CDS BATTERY, THE EE SYSTEM WILL OPERATE ONLY WHEN FILM CARTRIDGE IS INSERTED.". OTHER SIDE IS PLAIN WHITE. 8. TAG - RECTANGULAR, PAPER. WHITE. HAS A RED "M" ON LEFT SIDE. STAMPED BESIDE THIS IS "1307864". 9. BOOKLET - TEN PAGES. FRONT COVER IS GREEN AND WHITE; IT READS "VANESSA MODEL NS-43P REFLEX ZOOM MOVIE CAMERA FULLY AUTOMATIC SUPER 8", ETCETERA. ALSO HAS A PICTURE OF CAMERA AND HANDLE ON FRONT COVER. 10. PIECE OF CASE -RECTANGULAR SHAPED, CARDBOARD. COVERED WITH BLUE VELVETEEN. HAS A BLACK STRAP OVER CENTER, HELD ON WITH SILVER SPLIT PIN. THIS PIECE FITS OVER GLUE RESIDUE ON INSIDE OF LID; HAS FALLEN OFF ORIGINAL SPOT.

Subjects

PHOTOGRAPHIC T&E

Historical Association

LEISURE

History

BELONGED TO DONOR. PURCHASED NOVEMBER 1969, FROM LLOYD KNIGHT (WORKED AT WOOLCO AT THE TIME; LATER KNIGHT & DAY STUDIO), FOR $100. DONOR HAD IT FOR PERSONAL USE. CAMERA HAD A SINGLE LIGHT BAR THAT WENT ALONG WITH IT. IT DIDN'T RECORD SOUND. BATTERIES WERE ALWAYS A PROBLEM; THEY WERE ALWAYS GOING DEAD. CAN NO LONGER BUY FILM FOR THIS CAMERA. DONOR ARRIVED IN LETHBRIDGE IN 1948, BECAUSE DRY CLIMATE WAS GOOD FOR HIS FATHER'S ASTHMA. HE MARRIED BARBARA CUELL WHO HAS LIVED HERE ALL HER LIFE.

Catalogue Number

P19990052000

Acquisition Date

1999-10

Collection

Museum

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