General Information

Serial #

8516

Part Number

1

Total Parts

6

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Cast metal; Steel; Wood; Glass and synthetic components.

Dimensions

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

Length

122.0 cm

Width

91.5 cm

Height

290.0 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

Saltzman

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

New York

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Karsh of Ottawa studio operated 1932-1992.

Canada

Part of a large collection of photographic equipment used by Yousuf Karsh, Canada's internationally honoured portrait photographer. From 1932 to 1992, Mr. Karsh operated from his principle studio in Ottawa, photographing heads of state, religious leaders, and those prominent in business, the arts and entertainment. His photographic prints and negatives, and personal papers are in the National Archives of Canada. According to his business records (LAC- Karsh Fonds] Karsh ordered a model 30-WA enlarger on Jan 2, 1946; it was shipped the same day. He later exchanged the two lenses originally ordered with the enlarger for a single Eastman 10" projection lens. {Ref. 4]

Function

General: Used to project the image of a negative on to sensitized paper to make a positive print. By adjusting the distance between lens and paper, the desired degree of enlargement of the image is obtained. Specific:Used to make photographic enlargements up to 30x40 inches from the original 4x5 and 8x10 negatives.

Technical

Originally designed as an enlarger for aerial images, this unit was used to print enlargements up to 30x40 inches from Karsh's original 4x5 and 8x10 negatives. Including the time required for burning and dodging, the largest photographs (ie. the portrait of Georgia O'Keeffe) could take up to 30 minutes to print. Mr. Ignas Gabalis began working as Karsh's printer in the early 1950’s, and retired when the studio closed in 1992. [ref.2]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"J.G. SALTZMAN INC. NEW YORK CAESAR MFG. INC." cast vertically in raised print on both sides of collar on upright. Part numbers and mfg info. appear on larger components. Plate above bellows reads "J.G. SALTZMAN INC./ CAESAR MANUFACTURING, INC./ NEW YORK/ SERIAL/ NO./ 8516/ PAT. PEND./ NEW YORK".

Missing

Appears complete; possibly modified.

Finish

Most cast metal parts have black crinkle finish. Other metal components have flat black painted finish or natural metal finish.

Decoration

N/A