Polariod instant camera, Automatic 100
Date: 1963-1966
Inventory Number: 2004-1-0196
Classification: Camera
Subject:
Maker: Polaroid Corporation (1937-present)
Owner: Edwin H. Land (1909 - 1991)
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Place of Origin:
Dimensions:
closed position: 7.5 × 19.6 × 12 cm (2 15/16 × 7 11/16 × 4 3/4 in.)
Accessories: order form; protective cover; instruction manual (in object file)
Description:
This is a 100-series folding camera, model 100, with a black and grey body and collapsible bellows on scissor struts. It is equipped with a 114 mm f/8.8, three-element glass lens, an electronic shutter, a separate and hinged flip-up viewfinder and rangefinder assembly, an aperture-priority automatic exposure system only, settings for B&W and color films and an exposure compensation dial. It also has a leather neck strap and a protective plastic cover for the lens. Numbers have been added to different parts of the camera to help explain how it was used.
Original retail price: $164.95. A plate was added to the back of the camera with the following inscription: PROPERTY OF THE / PRESIDENTS / OFFICE / POLAROID CORP.
This information and much more is found on the very useful Land List website.
Original retail price: $164.95. A plate was added to the back of the camera with the following inscription: PROPERTY OF THE / PRESIDENTS / OFFICE / POLAROID CORP.
This information and much more is found on the very useful Land List website.
Signedon lens frame: LAND CAMERA / POLAROID
Curatorial RemarksInstruction manual and other papers are in object file and have been scanned. EMC 3/2019
ProvenanceThis object belonged to Edwin H. Land and came from the Rowland Institute, Harvard University. Gift of the Edwin H. Land Family.