- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; glass; leather; felt fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1309
- Description
- Graflex R.B. (revolving back) Super D to be operated at waist level; black leather covered rectangular body with leather handle on centre top; hinged top can be pulled up and back to extend the focusing hood straightened by two side braces; focusing hood has soft, tufted fabric around eye edge and …
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- Title
- Camera
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; glass; leather; felt fabric
- Dimensions
- 36.5 x 15.5 x 28.5 cm
- Description
- Graflex R.B. (revolving back) Super D to be operated at waist level; black leather covered rectangular body with leather handle on centre top; hinged top can be pulled up and back to extend the focusing hood straightened by two side braces; focusing hood has soft, tufted fabric around eye edge and the brand name impressed and painted in silver in the centre; knurled focusing button on viewer’s left side releases front door; no lens; silver metallic plaque above the lens cap: “Super D GRAFLEX TRADE MARK REGISTERED / for Automatic Diaphragming”; silver metallic plaque under the lens cap, above the lens hole: “SUPER D GRAFLEX ** U.S. PATENT NO. 2029238”; series of control buttons and levers on the left hand side (viewer’s); on the the top left corner, clockwork key operating the slit aperture scale; lever for curtain release/exposure; knurled knob on the bottom left corner for tension spring with round window above showing tension number; silver metallic shutter speed plate in the middle top; revolving camera back to rotate plate either vertically or horizontally with release push button on the right hand side; slotted side-lock and retaining strip to attach film and plate holder, padded with felt fabric; flash unit mounting plate in top left corner of viewer’s irght hand side of the camera body; connecting cord outlet in the middle; wood plate under the body with mounting screw hole
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1309
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