Aerial Camera

Object detail

Accession number

2014.317

Description

World War Two era aerial camera for mounting on an aircraft, 'MOUNTING CAMERA TYPE 21'. It features a mounted camera at the front with hand grips on either side made of wood and metal with metal attatchments. The film magazine is located at the back with a white plastic panel screwed into the back of the film magazine. Above the film magazine is red view finder made of rubber. A crank handle on the left hand side in the gear box. Contains a mounting camera, gearbok and film magazine. Lens inside is a 'Nippon Kogaku No. 1911 NIKKOR' made in Japan. Small metal plates can be found screwed into the camera at certain parts with names of parts and the serial numbers.

Marks

Nippon Kogaku Japan No. 1911 Apo-NIKKOR 1:9 f=21cm Inscribed
No. 2 Hand-written
B Painted
MAGAZINE FILM / REF No. 14A/730 / A *crown symbol* M / SERIAL No. 12571 / 13.1 Co. LTD Engraved
GEARBOX TYPE A / REF. No. / 14A/2500 Engraved
A *crown symbol* M / SERIAL No. 7781 Engraved
MOUNTING CAMERA TYPE 21 / REF No. 14A/765 / A * crown symbol* M / SER. No. 3064 / MEASUREMENT LTD Engraved
22 16 11 9 Typed
AM458 Embossed

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Metal
Organic/Vegetal/Plant Extract/Latex/Rubber
Organic/Vegetal/Wood
Processed Material/Synthetic/Plastic
Processed Material/Glass
Processed Material/Synthetic/Plastic

Credit Line

1939-1945. Aerial Camera, 2014.317. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).