Voigtländer Vag Instructions and Plates

Object/Artifact

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Voigtländer Vag Instructions and Plates

Entry/Object ID

2011.661

Description

An instruction manual, three numbered plates inside of sleeves, and a testing certificate for a Voigtländer Vag 3-1/2 x 2-1/2 camera. The instruction manual and plates are inside a teal colored box.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Voigtländer & Sohns

Date made

1925 - 1934

Time Period

20th Century

Edition

3-1/2 x 2-1/2

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

Front of instruction manual

Transcription

Voigtländer Vag / 3 1/2 x 2 1/2" and 1/4 Plate / Instructions for use / Voigtländer & Sohn Aktiengesellschaft / Optical and fine-mechanical works / Braunschweig

Language

English

Material/Technique

Printed

Type

Label

Location

Front of plate sleeves

Transcription

Voigtländer / Normalfalz-Metallkassette / Bel Nichtgebrauch der Kassette / entferne man den Scheiber, um / ein unnötiges Niederdrücken des / Plüsches zu vermeiden. Bei Nachbestellungen von Kassetten dieser / Art bitten wir, nicht einfach Metallkassetten / zu bestellen, sondern Voigtländer / Normalfalz-Metallkassetten.

Language

German

Translation

Voigtländer / Normal fold metal cassette / If the cassette is not in use / remove the slider to avoid / unnecessarily depressing the / plush. When re-ordering cassettes of this type, we ask that you do not simply order metal cassettes, / but rather Voigtländer normal folded metal cassettes.

Material/Technique

Printed

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pamphlet, Instruction

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Instructional Documents

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Camera Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Class

Photographic T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Dimensions

Width

4-1/8 in

Length

5-7/8 in

Dimension Notes

For the instruction manual.

Width

4-3/8 in

Length

6-7/8 in

Dimension Notes

For the camera plates.

Width

5-7/8 in

Length

4-1/8 in

Dimension Notes

For the certificate.

Material

Paper, Metal

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Bertrand Donlon

Notes

Donor

Related Places

Place

* Untyped Place

Los Gatos High School

City

Los Gatos

Region

Central California

Continent

North America

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Gift of Bert Donlon

Owner/Agent

Bertrand Donlon

Acquisition Method

Gift

Acquisition Date

Jan 10, 1997