Polariod instant camera, Automatic 335
Date1969-1971
Inventory Number2004-1-0203
ClassificationCamera
Subject
Maker
Polaroid Corporation
1937-present
Owner
Edwin H. Land
1909 - 1991
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Dimensionsclosed position: 15.2 × 19.7 × 7.5 cm (6 × 7 3/4 × 2 15/16 in.)
Material
Accessoriesinstruction manual (in object file); cold clip
DescriptionThis is a 300-series folding camera, model 335, with a black body and collapsible bellows on scissor struts. It is equipped with a 114 mm f/8.8, three-element glass lens, an electronic shutter, a rigid and separate-window viewfinder and rangefinder assembly, an aperture-priority automatic exposure system only, settings for B&W and color films, a built-in electronic development timer (on which is still the manufacturer peel-off tag) and an exposure compensation dial. It also has a nylon neck strap and a protective plastic cover for the lens. Numbers have been added to different parts of the camera to help explain how it was used.
This example here comes with a cold clip on which instructions are provided. The "Polaroid Cold-Clip #193" is clipped at the back of the camera. It consists of two pieces of metal taped together that were used to develop an instant film in colder temperature (recommended when temperature was below 65°F).
It is interesting to notice the family resemblances between the Polaroid cameras of different series. This one here is similar to model 330, which is similar to model 320, which is similar to model 210, which is similar to model 104, which is similar to model 103, which is similar to model 101, which is similar to model 100, going back to the early to mid 1960s.
This information and much more is found on the very useful Land List website.
This example here comes with a cold clip on which instructions are provided. The "Polaroid Cold-Clip #193" is clipped at the back of the camera. It consists of two pieces of metal taped together that were used to develop an instant film in colder temperature (recommended when temperature was below 65°F).
It is interesting to notice the family resemblances between the Polaroid cameras of different series. This one here is similar to model 330, which is similar to model 320, which is similar to model 210, which is similar to model 104, which is similar to model 103, which is similar to model 101, which is similar to model 100, going back to the early to mid 1960s.
This information and much more is found on the very useful Land List website.
In Collection(s)
Signedon lens frame: POLAROID
Curatorial RemarksInstruction manual and other papers are in object file and have been scanned EMC 3/2019
ProvenanceThis object belonged to Edwin H. Land and came from the Rowland Institute, Harvard University. Gift of the Edwin H. Land Family.
Polaroid Corporation
Date: 1969-1971
Accessories: instruction manual (in object file); cold clip
Object number: 2004-1-0201
Polaroid Corporation
Date: 1969-1971
Accessories: instruction manual (in object file); cold clip
Object number: 2004-1-0202
Polaroid Corporation
Date: 1971-1977
Accessories: instruction manual (in object file); cold clip
Object number: 2004-1-0207
Polaroid Corporation
Date: 1969-1971
Accessories: instruction manual (in object file); cold clip; protective cover
Object number: 2004-1-0200
Polaroid Corporation
Date: 1971-1977
Accessories:
Object number: 2004-1-0208
Polaroid Corporation
Date: 1970
Accessories: instruction manual (in object file); protective cover
Object number: 2004-1-0194
Polaroid Corporation
Date: 1971-1973
Accessories: instruction manual (in object file); protective cover
Object number: 2004-1-0195
Polaroid Corporation
Date: 1968-1970
Accessories: instruction manual (in object file); cold clip; protective cover
Object number: 2004-1-0198
Polaroid Corporation
Date: 1969-1971
Accessories: instruction manual (in object file); cold clip
Object number: 2004-1-0204
Polaroid Corporation
Date: 1971
Accessories: instruction manual, cold clip, strap.
Object number: 2004-1-0501
Polaroid Corporation
Date: circa 1971
Accessories: instruction manual (in object file); cold clip; protective cover
Object number: 2004-1-0193
Polaroid Corporation
Date: 1970-1979
Accessories: cold clip; instruction manual (in object file); protective cover
Object number: 2004-1-0192