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Polaroid Button Camera
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- Object
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The Button
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2018.10.01.05.49
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[ca. 1981] (Manufacturing)
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- Polaroid Corporation
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- United States
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1 piece of photographic equipment : camera ; approx 8.7 x 10.5 x 13.8 cm
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Item is a Polaroid instant camera with a plastic body and neck strap, that originally retailed for $29.95 and now typically sells for around $20. It is similar to the OneStep Camera, with it and its variations, such as The Button, being an alternative to the more expensive Polaroid SX70s. It is a simple point-and-shoot model, with the option for manual exposure control, a viewfinder, a single-element 103mm f/14.6 plastic lens and the possibility of attaching an additional flashbar. Serial number is CNH117AU.
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Good condition
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The collection was donated to the Ryerson University Library and Archives by Ken Van Velzer in 2018
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- Polaroid
- image making equipment » Photographic equipment » Cameras (photographic equipment) » Instant cameras
- <photography and photographic processes and techniques> » Photographic techniques » Picture-taking techniques » Flash photography
- image making equipment » Photographic equipment » Flash equipment
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Sources
The Land List -- SX-70 Cameras. Retrieved from http://www.landlist.ch/landlist/landdcam-sx70.htm.; POLAROID’S “THE BUTTON” – VINTAGE CAMERAS. Retrieved from https://austincamera.com/site/polaroids-the-button-vintage-cameras/.; Polaroid: The Button. Retrieved from http://collectiblend.com/Cameras/Polaroid/The-Button.html.