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Big Shot

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Dark gray rectangular camera with handle, and flash with words “BIG SHOT”.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Manufacturer
Polaroid Corporation, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, founded 1937
Designer
Henry Dreyfuss , American, 1904 – 1972
Date
1971
Credit Line
Museum purchase through gift of Neil Sellin
Medium
Molded plastic, metal
Dimensions
H x W x D: 21 x 15.5 x 26cm (8 1/4 x 6 1/8 x 10 1/4in.)
Type
appliances & tools
Decorative Arts
Object Name
Camera
Type
Camera
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