Camera - Photon '120' Hong Kong, circa 1958
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
circa 1958
Photon 120mm format camera, manufacturerd in Hong Kong, circa 1958. Rectangular black and silver coloured plastic camera, fitted with a 'f/1.8 speed 1/50 sec. SUPERIOR lens'.
Rectangular black and silver coloured plastic camera, with rounded edges. It has a shutter release, wind-up mechanism and view finder on the top plate. It is fitted with a '1.8 speed 1/50 sec. SUPERIOR lens'.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- 13 mm (Length), 130 mm (Width), 110 mm (Depth), 90 mm (Height)
Technical characteristics
- Brand recorded
- Photon
- Model recorded
- Photon 120
Design
- Inscription
- Inscribed on lens: '1.8 SPEED 1/50 SEC. SUPERIOR LENS'. Inscribed on either side of the view finder on face of the camera: 'PHOTON / 120 CAMERA'.
Identification
- Candidate id
- mv-396043
- Museum object number
- ST 42535
- 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.
Research required
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