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Kodak Vigilant Junior Six-20, 1940 - 1948

 Item
Identifier: 2008-027-1-8-2

Scope and Contents

Folding camera; 620 roll film; image size 6 X 9 cm; f/12.5 Kodet lens fitted in a Dak shutter. 'Time', 'brief' and 'instant' exposure settings and facility for a cable release; both eye-level and waist-level viewfinders.

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1940 - 1948

Creator

Access

This material is open for research use by any registered reader.

Biographical / Historical

The Kodak Vigilant Junior Six-20 is a folding camera made in the USA and Canada by Kodak from 1940 to 1948. It takes 6x9cm images on 620 film. It is similar to the Kodak Vigilant Six-20, but with a simpler lens and shutter. There is also a larger model, the Vigilant Junior Six-16.

The camera comes equipped with either a simple fixed focus Kodet meniscus lens in a Dak shutter, or a better 3 element Bimat lens in a Dakon shutter.

Extent

1 item (1 camera) : glass, metal, cardboard ; 3 X 8.5 X 16 cm

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives Repository

Contact:
McFarlin Library
University of Tulsa
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Tulsa 74104-3123 USA
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