Halina Telewide Automatic Powerdrive camera.
Halina
Category
Photographic technology
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal, Plastic, Glass
Measurements
30 x 148 x 60 mm
Place of origin
Hong Kong
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525536.1
Summary
Halina Telewide Automatic Powerdrive camera. The camera is a silver colour with black grip across the top. The top of the camera has a flash ready light, an on/off slide button and a wide/telephoto slide button for the lens selector. The Automatic Powerdrive on the right allows for the sliding out which houses a red button underneath and then allows for the sliding back. The front of the camera has the flash screen, a red logo with silver text that reads MOTOR, text in a box that reads – wide 22mm, tele 44mm, exposure control. When closed the text Halina Telewide appears but when open the lens is displayed. The back of the camera has text – Extend camera body fully before opening film door. To the right is a black button and when pressed it opens up the section for the film. The text on this section reads – Flash ASA 100 5-10FT Flash ASA 400 6-20FT Underneath the text reads - U.S. PATENT NO.4.032.940: ALSO PATENTED IN OTHER COUNTRIES. U.S..PATENT NO.4.330.190 To the left of the camera is a slide button for the battery and the wrist strap. On the bottom of the camera is the text Made in Hong Kong.
Provenance
Donated on 22/09/2017 to the Fox Talbot Museum by Tim Summerton.
Makers and roles
Halina , manufacturer