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Camera, Argoflex Seventy-five

Identifier:
2010.22.119
Description:
Double lens fixed focus camera. It has a top pop-up view finder. This camera has an associated flash.;'Argus' and up-side-down pyramid emblem on the top.;Mr. Myers spent thirty years building his camera collection. He found them around the Northwest in numerous locations and donated them to the Grand Rapids Public Museum so others could enjoy them as much as he did.;The first Argus camera, known as the Model A, was manufactured in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1936.
Date:
1949 – 1958
Materials:
Plastic, Metal, Glass
Dimensions:
4.75" h 2.5" w 3.25" d
Current Location Status:
In Storage
Source:
Gift Of Michael Myers
Exhibit/Program:
Be Curious (October 1 2013 – March 1 2015)
Rotating display of recently accessioned artifacts.
Related Entities:
Argus Corporation (creator) Mike Myers (donor)