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OBJECT TYPE: CLIP
DATE: 1930–1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.2082.001

MANUFACTURER: Agfa
MODEL: AGFA 45/45
LOCATION: Berlin, Germany

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL FILTER HOLDER CONTAINS GLASS & GELATINE FILTER

Dimensions

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

Length: 6.5 cm
Width: 5.8 cm
Height: 1.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Agfa Ansco
Country: Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Berlin

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: PROBABLY USED C.1930S-1940S, AND POSSIBLY LATER
Canada: PART OF A LARGE & VARRIED COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT FROM HOPE GILLIES ROSS ESTATE. MUCH OF THIS COLLECTION IS ASSOCIATED WITH EARLY AMATEUR COLOR PROCESSING IN THE 1920S-1930S. IT IS CONSIDERED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NORTH AMERICAN AMATEUR ENTHUSIAST OF THE PERIOD. (AS PER JAJ)
Function: TO HOLD & SUPPORT INTERCHANGEABLE GLASS FILTERS, IN FRONT OF CAMERA LENS
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE OF FILTER HOLDER FOR USE WITH VARIETY OF FILTERS, TO BE FIXED IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA LENS. THE GLASS SLIDE, CARRYING EITHER A COLOURED FILTER OR POLARIZING SCREEN, COULD BE CHANGED AS NEEDED.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'Agfa' INCISED ON INNER EDGE OF FRAME, AND HIGHLIGHTED IN WHITE; 'Germany' INCISED IN SCRIPT ON ONE ARM OF CLIP ATTACHMENT/ 'Agfa/ FILTER-HALTER' PRINTED ON BOX FRONT; BLUE DIAMOND-SHAPED DECAL MARKED 'Agfa' ON BACK/ 'Made in Germany' & '45/45 KL' STAMPED ON TOP & BOTTOM END PANELS, RESPECTIVELY.
Missing: NONE EVIDENT
Finish: FILTER HOLDER HASDULL BLACK ENAMEL PAINTED FINISH; SILVER METAL CLIPS. ORIGINAL BOX IS ORANGE WITH BLUE TEXT & GRAPHICS; BLACK LINING.
Decoration: N/A

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Agfa, Holder, filter, circa 1930–1950, Artifact no. 1987.2082, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.2082.001/

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