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OBJECT TYPE: SLIDE/COLOUR/TRANSFER
DATE: 1930–1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.2083.001

MANUFACTURER: Agfa I.G. Farbenindustrie
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Berlin, Germany

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS PLATES; PHOTOGRAPHIC CHEMICALS; PAPER TAPE BINDING; CARDBOARD BOX

Dimensions

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

Length: 12.0 cm
Width: 9.1 cm
Height: 1.4 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Still images
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.
Canada: PART OF A LARGE & VARIED 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 OFTHE PERIOD. (AS PER JAJ)
Function: TO SERVE AS A VISUAL RECORD OF A GIVEN PLACE, PERSON OR EVENT
Technical: EXAMPLES OF FAIRLY EARLY COLOUR IMAGES, PRESUMABLY TAKEN & DEV'D BY HOPE GILLIES ROSS. 2-LAYER GLASS PLATE CONSISTS OF IMAGE & FILTER, SANDWICHED TOGETHER AND THE EDGES SEALED WITH PHOTOGRAPHIC TAPE. AGFACOLOUR PLATES FEATURE A FILM BASE RULED TO FORM A MULTIPLE FILTER (RED, GREEN & BLUE) & A POSITIVE IMAGE PRODUCED
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NONE ON PLATES. LABEL ON BOX TOP READS: 'Agfacolor/ Platten/ I.G. FARBENINDUSTRIE-AKTIENGESELLSCAFFT/ AGFA BERLIN SO36/ OPEN ONLY IN GREEN LIGHT/ NUR BEI GRUNEM LICHT OFFNEN/ N'OUVRIR QU'A LA LUMIERE VERTE/ NO ABRIR SINO A LA LUZ VERDE/ MADE IN GERMANY/ FABRICACION ALMANA'/ 'MAI 1936'/ LABEL ON BOX END READS: 'Agfacolor/ 4:/ 8.2X10.7cm/ 3 1/4 X 4 1/4 inch/ 4446'/ FOLLOWING INFO STAMPED ON BOX BASE: 'EXPOSURE FACTORS/ Give 30 times the exposure required for/ Agfa standard roll film and packs, or 60/ times the exposure required for Plena-/ chrome roll film and packs'; 'R' overstamped on text/ Label with warranty also appears on box base.
Missing: NONE, HOWEVER .2 & .4 ARE CRACKED; .1 NOT BOUND BY PHOTOGRAPHIC TAPE
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: LABEL ON BOX BORDERED BY BLUE, GREEN & RED BANDS

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Agfa I.G. Farbenindustrie, Photograph, circa 1930–1940, Artifact no. 1987.2083, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.2083.001/

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