Category: Object

Nikon F35 mm SLR Still Camera

Japan, 1972 – This single-image recording device was a leap forward in the manual control of aperture, focus and shutter speed. The added (wholly mechanical)features contributed to the heaviness of this particular model, leading to it becoming a favorite among photojournalists looking for a functional, single lens reflex camera/bludgeon. The 35 mm format range-finding , […]

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Royal Typewriter

As the name suggests, these machines were used for producing uniform, print-like characters by means of keyboard and key levers. Users pressed a letter key and small letterform supported by a thin metal arm moved to strike an automatically advancing ribbon to transfer carbon based ink impressions onto the paper. This model utilized the 26 […]

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J.C. Penney T505 Portable TV

This table top device was manufactured in Japan by the J C Penney Corporation in the late 70’s, a decade that saw the streamlining of micro component manufacturing. The 5” screen creates a monochromatic display system that is only limited by persistence of the phosphor after being struck by directed ray of electrons.JC Penney was […]

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1/4″ audio Tape Recorder

Matsushita – 1968, Japan Reel-to-Reel audio recorder 1968. Made by the Matsushita Corporation, Japan. 2 sets of recording/playback heads, remove the need to flip reels to hear both sides. This allows for 6, long hours of uninterrupted recording of interminable family get-to-gethers, amateur divorce sleuthing, high-school marching band competitions, or altered consciousness aural fixations on […]

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8mm Film Camera, 1980

by : Minolta, Japan Model Number: 203848 Sound was the next addition to consumer grade film cameras made at the end of the 1970s. This device utilized single-system, magnetic recording of audio waves directly onto the film itself . Images were captured via a reflex mirror as a rapid sequence of photographs onto strips of […]

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