Camera - Argus, 'Model A3', Michigan, U.S.A., circa 1940
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
circa 1940
A3 35 mm camera manufactured by Argus, Michigan, U.S.A., circa 1940. Features a coated Cintar f3.5 50 mm lens, shutter speed 1/10 to 1/300 th of a second and built-in range finder.
It was the introduction of the Argus model A camera, the precursor to the A3, in 1936 that established the supremacy of the 35mm film format by creating a mass market for miniature photography and convincing Eastman Kodak Corporation that the 1x1½ inch format had a viable future. Black and chrome, metal body, 35mm format camera with retractable lens. Chrome-plated top, lens and film calculator. The top plate has the viewfinder, film winder button and shutter release.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- 145 mm (Width), 75 mm (Depth), 75 mm (Height)
Technical characteristics
- Brand recorded
- Argus, Anastigmat
- Maker recorded
- Argus Camera Co. (Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America)
- Model recorded
- Model A3
Design
- Inscription
- Around lens: 'T B 150 100 50 25 / argus / f 4 ANASTIGMAT / 16 11 8 5.6 4 f.'.
Identification
- Candidate id
- mv-381482
- Museum object number
- ST 29758
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
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