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- OBJECT TYPE
- B&W/GUN CAMERA/50 FT. ROLL
- DATE
- 1946
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1987.1154.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Eastman Kodak Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Rochester, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 30
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL CANISTER HOLDS INDIVIDUAL PAPER-WRAPPED REELS OF FILM. PLASTIC FILM CENTRE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 26.7 cm
- Width
- 26.7 cm
- Height
- 4.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Photography
- Category
- Cine images
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Kodak
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- Rochester
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- C. 1935-1945
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO RECORD TARGETS ATTACKED BY AIRCRAFT - Technical
-
DURING WWII CAMERA GUNS WERE FITTED ALONGSIDE THE GUNS OR CANNON OF FIGHTER AIRCRAFT & RECORDED ON 16mm FILM THE TARGETS ATTACKED. THE CAMERA WAS ACTIVATED BY THE GUN'S FIRING KEY. LATER MODELS HAD AN OVER-RUN PERIOD OF A FEW SECONDS AFTER THE BURST OF FIRING CEASED (REF.1, P.78) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFR'S LABEL ON FILM CAN READS: 'DEVELOP BEFORE/ MAR 1946/ 28 ROLLS/ 16mm. X 50ft./ Refills/ KOD[AK]/ GUN CAME[RA] [ILLEGIBLE] BASE/ TYPE [ILLEGIBLE] SS A/ EXPOSURE/ INDEX/ 50/ FILM PHOTOGRAPH [ILLEGIBLE] Spec. No. 75-328/ Stock No. 7400-27 [ILLEGIBLE]/ [ILLEGIBLE] [ROCHE]STER, N.Y. U.S.A.BY/[ILLEGIBLE] [K]ODAK COMPANY/ [ILLEGIBLE] [ne]gative [ILLEGIBLE] [o]r reversal processing'/ HANDWRITTEN ON WHITE TAPE LABEL, ABOVE: '50 FT. ROOLS. FOR. CAMEARA/ GUNS.'/ FOLLOWING INFO. APPEARS IN RAISED PRINT ON LID: 'THIS CAN MADE BY EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY ROCHESTER N.Y. U.S.A.'
- Missing
- From CA of 11/06/1997 by Pat Montero: No - Complete
- Finish
- SILVER METAL CANISTER/ BLUE-GREY FILM WRAPPED IN HEAVY BLACK PAPER
- Decoration
- N/A
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Eastman Kodak Co., Film, before 1946, Artifact no. 1987.1154, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.1154.001/
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