The Back, the Strap, the Flash

You will, of course, notice that you can't open the back. Thats because it is locked, at the front. Pull down on the metal arm and the back will unlock.

Make sure to set the metal tab on the back to the right, locked position. Otherwise the back door, and not the actual back of the camera, will open.

Now, open the back of the camera. It is hinged on both sides. First it opens to the left with the red button and cutter bar. With that out of the way, the right side can now open, which is the pressure plate and rollers for roll-film. Feel the weight of the 2 halves of the back, when gone this camera will certainly lighten.

Inside you'll most likely find, dirt, rust and maybe even some unused film. Doesn't matter what you find, almost everything you see from the back, is going to be removed.

To make the job of removing the back easier, you should grab some needle-nose pliers and a paperclip. The paperclip should be one of the larger sizes so that its diameter closely matches that of the hinge pins. Too large, it won't fit, too small it will bend when you apply pressure. I used a hinge pin from another Polaroid and bent it into shape. What would fit better than the same kind of pin you are trying to remove!?

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