Camera Self-Timer [Commet]
Maker and role
Commet, Manufacturer
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Object detail
Accession number
2021.55
Maker
Production period
Description
Manual camera self-timer held in a plastic case. The timer is rectangular in shape with a large dial used to adjust the settings. A red arrow is printed on the dial. Beneath this is a small window revealing the number "0". On one side of the timer is a small red, circular switch with "1" engraved in red above it. On the back is "COMMET / MADE IN JAPAN PAT.", printed in red and silver. The device can be inserted into a camera with a screw mechanism, visible by removing the cap at the base. The cap is small and circluar. The timer is held in a green, plastic, rectangular case with a transparent lid. "SELF TIMER / MADE IN JAPAN" is embossed onto the lid.
Marks
0 Etched
1 Etched
COMMET / MADE IN JAPAN PAT. Printed
SELF TIMER / MADE IN JAPAN Embossed
1 Etched
COMMET / MADE IN JAPAN PAT. Printed
SELF TIMER / MADE IN JAPAN Embossed
Media/Materials
Credit Line
Commet. Camera Self-Timer [Commet], 2021.55. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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