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OBJECT TYPE: B&W/PMT/PORTABLE
DATE: 1975–1985
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0646.001

MANUFACTURER: Agfa Gevaert AG Fachtechnik
MODEL: CP 530 N
LOCATION: Germany

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General Information

Serial #: 1008
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL AND SYNTHETIC CONSTRUCTION.

Dimensions

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

Length: 82.0 cm
Width: 31.0 cm
Height: 17.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Still processing
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS UNIT PROBABLY USED C. 1970S+; NOT USED AFTER 1990.
Canada: USED BY DESIGN DEPT. STAFF IN PREPARATION OF EXHIBIT MATERIAL, DISPLAYS AND PUBLICATIONS BY THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, OTTAWA.
Function: TO TRANSFER ONE-USE ONLY NEGATIVE ONTO POSITIVE PAPER:THE TWO REMAINED BONDED FOR SPECIFIC PERIOD OF TIME, THEN WERE PEALED APART AND NEGATIVE DISCARDED.
Technical: PMT (PHOTO MECHANICAL TRANSFER) TECHNOLOGY CONSIDERED PRECURSOR TO DIGITAL PRINTING OF GRAPHIC ARTS MATERIALS. IT WAS LIMITED TO B&W APPLICATIONS AND ALL MATERIAL HAD TO BE THOROUGHLYWASHED TO AVOID DISCOLOURING WITH TIME.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " CP 530 N " & "AGFA-GEVAERT [logo] " appears on unit front. White decal in upper right reads " Important note./ Do not utilize hot water. MAX PERMISSIBLE TEMP./ + 40[degrees] C./ AGFA-GEVAERT [logo] ", in English & French. Blue & red NMST inventory labels applied to front./ Decal in left rear corner reads " Typ 9417/150 F-Nr. 1008/ V 120/ V 120/ Hz 60 W 47/ AGFA-GEVAERT AG/ FACHTECHNIK/ MADE IN GERMANY ". Second blue decal reads in part " SPECIAL INSPECTION SERVICE/ CANADIAN STANDARDS ASSOCIATION/ [text]/ A 316922 ", in English & French.
Missing: UNKNOWN- APPEARS COMPLETE.
Finish: SMOOTH, OFF-WHITE CASING.
Decoration: N/A

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Agfa Gevaert AG Fachtechnik, Processor, print, circa 1975–1985, Artifact no. 1996.0646, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0646.001/

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