Blimp, soundproof

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OBJECT TYPE: MAGAZINE/ACOUSTIC COVER
DATE: 1938
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1985.0536.001

MANUFACTURER: MITCHELL CAMERA CORP.
MODEL: BNC
LOCATION: Los Angeles, California, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST METAL; VELVET LINING/ CASE: BLACK WOODEN BOX WITH BROWN CORDUROY INTERIOR AND BROWN LEATHER HANDLE.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 67.4 cm
Width: 23.0 cm
Height: 39.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Cine camera accessories
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: MITCHELL
Country: United States of America
State/Province: California
City: Los Angeles

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1938-1965 (APPROX.)
Canada: PLEASE SEE HISTORY OF CRAWLEY FILMS LTD. IN SUPP. INFO.
Function: A CONTAINER TO ENCLOSE CAMERAS, TO REDUCE SOUND WHERE EXTERNAL SOUND IS BEING RECORDED.
Technical: PLEASE SEE HISTORY OF CINEMATOGRAPHY IN SUPP. INF.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'Crawley Films CANADA' STENCILLED ON SIDE IN YELLOW PAINT/ 'CRAWLEY FILMS LIMITED/ OTTAWA TORONTO MONTREAL' & '5' MARKED ON CASE LID/ LABEL INSIDE CASE LID: '5) 1 CASE 1 BNC Magazine Blimp'.
Missing: MFR'S PLATE.
Finish: CRINKLE-TEXTURED METAL, PAINTED BLACK/ SILVER TRIMMING/ BLACK VELVET INTERIOR.
Decoration: N/A

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MITCHELL CAMERA CORP., Blimp, soundproof, circa 1938, Artifact no. 1985.0536, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1985.0536.001/

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