Minox VEF Riga Camera
Walter ZappWW-1936-M002965
1936·Stainless steel·Closed: 5/8 x 3 1/8 x 1 1/16" (1.6 x 8 x 2.7 cm); expanded: 5/8 x 3 3/4 x 1 1/16" (1.6 x 9.5 x 2.7 cm)
Catalogue
- Year
- 1936
- Medium
- Stainless steel
- Dimensions
- Closed: 5/8 x 3 1/8 x 1 1/16" (1.6 x 8 x 2.7 cm); expanded: 5/8 x 3 3/4 x 1 1/16" (1.6 x 9.5 x 2.7 cm)
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Artist
- Walter Zapp
Artist
Walter Zapp
Walter Zapp was a Latvian inventor and optical engineer best known for designing the Minox camera, a subminiature film camera introduced in 1936 that became an iconic precision instrument of the twentieth century. His work in miniaturized optics and mechanical engineering established a new category of portable photography equipment.
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- Walter Zapp
- Year
- 1936
- Medium
- Stainless steel
- Dimensions
- Closed: 5/8 x 3 1/8 x 1 1/16" (1.6 x 8 x 2.7 cm); expanded: 5/8 x 3 3/4 x 1 1/16" (1.6 x 9.5 x 2.7 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1936-M002965
Source
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Source
- moma
- Reference
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- Status
- verified