A Polaroid 350 Land Camera.
Polaroid Corporation
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1969 - 1971
Materials
Metal alloy, Leather, Glass, Plastic
Measurements
145 x 180 x 150 mm
Place of origin
Cambridge
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525697.1
Summary
A Polaroid 350 Land Camera. The body is metal alloy partially covered with black leatherette. The bellows is black leather and the lens panel is supported by two brached metal struts. The focus position of the lens is controlled by a sliding knob with three ranges indicated with sketches of scenes, groups and portraits. On the top a hinged unit houses the viewfinder and rangefinder. On than adjustment marked 'Darken Lighten' with seven stages marked. Beside the lens is the meter window and on the left is printed ' Automatic 350 Land Camera'. Across the bottom of the paanel is 'Polaroid'. On the base of the lens panel is a dial to set film speed. On top of the lens panel is a st of instructions as to film speed. '70-150-300 Speed Bright sun only --- Bright sun or dull day also flash' '3000 Speed only - Outdoors or flash ----Indoors without flash'. On the back of the camera is a dial setting the processing time showing a range 15-120 seconds. Above this dial is a label 'Electronic Timer'. On opening the film compartment (marked 'Make sure both sides close') the serial number is shown 'BG503745'. On the inside panel is the instruction 'Clean rollers berfore inserting new film pack - to clean unlatch red clip and lift rollers with tab'. On the base is the door latch and a tripod mount. Clipped to the base is a hinged plastic coved which may be removed during use. Clipped inside this cover are two aluminium plates 100x130mm. One of these has printed instructions headed 'How to use this Polaroid cold-clip 193'. The outside of this cover is black with silver lettering 'Polaroid 350'.
Makers and roles
Polaroid Corporation, manufacturer