W.B. Lewis’s Zeiss Ikon plate camera

Artifact Number:

2018-262

Description

A 1930s, Compur model, Zeiss Ikon camera that belonged to W.B. Lewis.  The camera, which operated with plates rather than roll film, when folded, measures 15 cm by 11 cm by 5 cm.  It came with a canvas case that also holds a number of film plates.  A label on the viewing hood at the rear of the camera indicates it was purchased from the Westminster Photographic Exchange Ltd. on Victoria Street in London, England.  The unit appears to have several exclusive features including a leveling bubble mounted above the lens.

Details

Keywords:
photography; pioneers
Date:
~1935
Notes:

The camera was used and owned by W.B. Lewis, long-time Vice-President of the Chalk River Laboratories.  It was given to P. Bunge, a local camera collector, by the family after the passing of W.B. Lewis on the condition it did not leave the Deep River area.  P. Bunge subsequently donated it to the Society.

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