Signedon top of grey box: charrette MC-150 SCALE MODEL CAMERA
on cardboard inside grey box: (on left side) charrette SCALE MODEL CAMERA
inside brown box 2: ABBOTT BOX CO. INC BOSTON, MASS
on top of camera: charrette / charrette / charrette / charrette / charrette / charrette / charrette / charrette MC-150 SCALE MODEL CAMERA / charrette / (logo) Polaroid
on front of camera: Serial No. 01492 / Model No. MC-150 / Charrette Corporation / Woburn, MA 01888 / Made in USA
Inscribedon top of grey box: charrette MC-150 SCALE MODEL CAMERA
on two sides of grey box: (illustration)
on cardboard inside grey box: (on left side) charrette SCALE MODEL CAMERA (on right side) A new, easy way for / architects, designers and model makers / to photograph scale models. / In seconds. In house. / Inexpensively. In true perspective.
on adaptator box (front and back): AC / ADAPTOR
on adaptator: OEM (R) / AC ADAPTOR/ MODEL NO: AD-0650 / INPUT: 120v ac 60hz 8 W / OUTPUT: DC 6 V 500mA / PLUG IN CLASS 2 / TRANSFORMER / (UL logo) LISTED 50J5 / (SA logo) / E87297 0485 / LR57562 / CAUTION: INDOOR USE ONLY / MADE IN TAIWAN R.O.C
on control console: EXPOSURE ADJUSTMENT / (on the left side) +1 / 0 / -1 (in the middle) LIGHTEN PICTURE / (arrow) / (arrow) / DARKEN PICTURE (on the right side) +1/2 / 0 -1/2 / charrette / MC-150 SCALE MODEL CAMERA / (on the left side) 665 / 667 / FILM / TYPE (in the middle) ON / OFF / POWER (on the right side) AUTO / SHUTTER / CAMERA STATUS INDICATOR / (on the left side) BLINKING (on the right side) STEADY / (on the left side) ADD EXTERNAL / LIGHT / EXPOSURE / IN PROGRESS / (on the right side) STEADY / PULL FILM / TAB / READY / TO / SHOOT
on 2 sides of brown box 1: (1) MC - 150 / 31 - 2815
on 2 sides of brown box 2: (1) MC - 150 / 31 - 2815
inside brown box 2: ABBOTT BOX CO. INC BOSTON, MASS / BOX CERTIFICATE / THIS SINGLEWALL / BOXMEETS ALL CONSTRUCTION / REQUIREMENT OF APPLICABLE / FREIGHT CLASSIFICATION / BURSTING TEST 275 LBS PER SQ INCH / MIN COMB WT FACINGS 138 LBS PER M SQ FT / SIZE LIMIT 90 INCHES / GROSS WT LT 90 LBS
FunctionThis camera allows for perspectival photographs of architectural scale models.
ProvenanceLionel Spiro, Brookline, MA; Gift to CHSI, 2014.