Holder, pack film

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OBJECT TYPE: 4X5
DATE: 1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1457.001

MANUFACTURER: Graflex Inc.
MODEL: GRAPHIC 1234
LOCATION: Rochester, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 AND.2 METAL/.3 METAL BOX WITH PAPER FILM INSIDE

Dimensions

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

Length: 18.5 cm
Width: 12.0 cm
Height: 2.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Graflex
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Rochester

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY USED IN THE 1950S AND 1960S
Canada: PART OF A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT FROM THE ESTATE OF WILFRED HAROLD OLSON, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF DOMINION WIDE PHOTOGRAPHY LTD., OTTAWA (C 1950-1955). MR. OLSON WAS A PHOTOGRAPHER FOR MANY YEARS AND HIS STUDIO DID WORK FOR BOTH THE OTTAWA JOURNAL AND THE CBC.
Function: USED, WHEN ATTACHED TO THE BACK OF A CAMERA, TO HOLD A FILMPACK.
Technical: A FILM PACK CAN BE CHANGED FASTER THAN ROLL FILM AND CAN BE REMOVED EASILY FROM THE CAMERA EVEN IF THE ENTIRE PACK HAS NOTBEEN USED.[ REF 1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 PRINTED ON TOP: 'GRAPHIC FILM PACK ADAPTER/ CAT. NO 1234/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ MANUFACTURED BY GRAFLEX, INC. ROCHESTER 8, N.Y. U.S.A.'/ MOLDED IN BACK: '4 X 5 GRAPHIC U.S. PAT. 2,056,144 & 2,353,895'/.2 STAMPED IN TOP: '1434'/.3 PRINTED ON TOP OF BOX: 'KODAK/ SUPER-XX FILM PACK'/ STAMPED ON SIDE: '1[?]023 029 4315'/ PRINTED ON FILM: '[?] OF AMERICA/ 10'
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE; HOWEVER THE FILMPACK HAS ONLY 3 FILM PIECES WHEREAS A COMPLETE PACK HAS 12 PIECES.
Finish: .1 MATTE BLACK WITH SILVER PRINTING/.2 SHINY BLACK WITH SHINY METAL TAB/.3 BRIGHT YELLOW BOX WITH GREEN TRIM; BLACK FILM SHEET
Decoration: N/A

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