Box Camera

Object/Artifact

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Box Camera

Entry/Object ID

1986.016.003

Description

Early box camera. Black leather over wood, with leather handle. "No 3 MAXIM" [on handle?] Silver knob for turning film on right side. Simple metal lens - dust cover with various size openings - 11, 16, 22, 32.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Jay, Priscilla

Notes

Accession Date: 15-Jul-86 Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Camera, Box

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Camera

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Camera Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Photographic T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

box camera

Created By

Macknight, Elinore

Create Date

April 18, 1995

Updated By

Michael Goodchild

Update Date

September 5, 2023