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Polaroid EE 44 Land Camera

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Square, black leather and metal Polaroid 44 Land camera. A square metal box covered in black leather. On the front is a square metal plate with a small round hole covered in glass acting as a lens. On top is a small square, black cube with a glass front and back which acts as the viewer. A long, thin, black, cloth strap is attached to the main body of the camera on both sides.

Historical information

The Polaroid EE 44 Land Camera was made in the 1970's and manufactured in the United States. Polaroid cameras were an immediate sensation as it produced an instant photograph. Edwin Land is credited with the invention of the Polaroid camera in response to his daughter's desires to see the family holiday pictures as quickly as possible.

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cwa-org-57-2000.7

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Width

140.5000 mm

Height or length

140.5000 mm

Depth

140.5000 mm

Inscriptions and markings

'POLAROID' 'EE44' - printed on the front of the camera
'DL' - Handwritten in permanent marker

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Rare or representative

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Square, black leather and metal Polaroid 44 Land camera. A square metal box covered in black leather. On the front is a square metal plate with a small round hole covered in glass acting as a lens. On top is a small square, black cube with a glass front and back which acts as the viewer. A long, thin, black, cloth strap is attached to the main body of the camera on both sides.

Square, black leather and metal Polaroid 44 Land camera. A square metal box covered in black leather. On the front is a square metal plate with a small round hole covered in glass acting as a lens. On top is a small square, black cube with a glass front and back which acts as the viewer. A long, thin, black, cloth strap is attached to the main body of the camera on both sides.

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