Camera, Hanimex Amphibian, Japan, 1983
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
circa 1983
Amphibian 35mm underwater camera with 35mm, 2.8 lens, distributed by Hanimex, circa 1983. Hanimex was a photographic company founded after WWII by Jack Hannes. Jack was born in 1923 in Germany and migrated to Australia in 1939 when his family fled Nazi Germany. The name Hanimex is an acronym of the first two letters of the full company name, Hannes Import and Export.
The company distributed European, and later Japanese, cameras, as well as a wide range of photographic accessories. The company secured an agency for Fuji film and also made and exported slide projectors, and operated photo-finishing laboratories. Hanimex ownership was taken over in the 1980s and later stopped trading under the Hanimex name. Orange plastic cased camera with black contrast features, and a black woven strap.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Orange plastic
- Dimensions
- Overall Dimensions: 110 mm (Width), 60 mm (Depth), 60 mm (Height)
Design
- Marks and inscriptions
- Printed on the lens plate: 'HANIMEX Amphibian / Made in Japan'.
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Museums Victoria, Melbourne collection record for this single object (sentences kept verbatim apart from removed sale or rarity wording); how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Candidate id
- mv-2141357
- Museum object name
- Camera - Hanimex, 'Amphibian', Underwater Hand Camera, Japan, circa 1983
- Holding institution
- Museums Victoria, Melbourne
- Museum object number
- HT 43188
- Published references
- http://www.ideaaustralia.com/jack-hannes-1923-2005/
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and dating against a specialist reference; this entry documents one recorded example.