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Polaroid J33 Land Camera

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Polaroid J33 Land Camera

Category

Communication

Classification

CHENHALL - Tools & Equipment for Communication - Photographic T&E - Camera Equipment - Camera

Object Origin
Manufacturer:

Polaroid

Date Manufactured:

1961-1963

Physical Characteristics

Object Description: Plastic bellows camera with a brown main body, silver and beige accents, and a brown leather strap on the proper left side. The camera lens sits is embedded in a rectangular piece at the center front of the camera. The flash is on top of the rectangle. Silver background with black text. The lens is in the center. There is a dial around the circumference of the lens that can be set to "DARKEN / NORMAL / LIGHTEN" labels to the left of the lens. To...

Marks: Front: "POLAROID / J33 LAND CAMERA" Back: "HOW TO MAKE PICTURES/ UNLATCH AND PULL OUT CAMERA FRONT...et al" AF-383607

Measurements: Object:
    Height: 4.75 in, Length: 7.5 in, Depth: 5.25 in

Credit

Gift of Nicholas and Marian Ryan, 1992.30.1a

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Polaroid J33 Land Camera

About: Polaroid J33 Land Camera

About: Polaroid J33 Land Camera

The Polaroid Land Camera Model J33, produced by Polaroid between 1961 and 1963, had an Electric Eye that enabled automatic exposure, and a built-in flash that used flash bulbs and required a battery. It was also one of the last Polaroid cameras to use instant roll film. The moment a picture was taken, it triggered the chemicals embedded in the film to instantly develop that single image within the camera. In 1963, Polaroid launched pack film cameras. These cameras used individual sheets of film that developed the image outside the camera once the picture was taken.


Edwin H. Land (1901 – 1991), the inventor and founder of the Polaroid Corporation, originally developed the concept of instant photography as a hobby during World War II (1939 – 1945).

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