General Information

Serial #

824

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL, GLASS, LEATHER & SYNTHETIC CONSTRUCTION/.2 LENS HOOD IS RUBBER, WITH GLASS MAGNIFYING LENS.

Dimensions

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

Length

23.0 cm

Width

19.0 cm

Height

29.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still cameras

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Gowland

Country

United States of America

State/Province

California

City

Santa Monica

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THESE CAMERAS PRESUMABLY USED C. 1972 +. NOTUSED AFTER 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 PROMINANT IN BUSINESS, THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. HIS PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS AND NEGATIVES, AND PERSONAL PAPERS ARE IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF CANADA.

Function

TO REPRODUCE STILL GRAPHIC IMAGES ON PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM.

Technical

KARSH ORDERED THIS 4X5 CAMERA FROM GOWLAND IN 1972. IT WAS SUPPLIED WITH A 210MM PRONTOR-PRESS SHUTTER AND SYMMAR 1:5,6 LENS (LOWER), AND 210MM XENAR 1:4,5 LENS (UPPER), ALLOWING IT TO FOCUS DOWN TO 28 INCHES. THE BACK CAN BE USED HORIZONTALLY OR VERTICALLY, AND TAKES ALL FILM SIZES UP TO 4X5.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 " GOWLANDFLEX " printed in black on front top edge of camera; "824" stamped below. Lower lens housing incised "Schneider-Kreuznach 11 843 048 Symmar 1:5,6/210"; fitted with shutter marked " PRONTAR-PRESS ". Upper lens housing incised "Xenar 1:4,5/210 Scheneider-Kreuznach 10 753 049 ". f-stops & shutter speeds also indicated. " SINGER/ GRAFLEX DIVISION/ MADE IN ROCHESTER, N.Y., U.S.A. " printed in red on insdie of camera back./.2 hood: no markings. PT flash connection cable marked "R" &"JAPAN". PT cable release marked "GERMANY"/ PT case bears Karsh address label for Chateau Laurier Hotel, Ottawa.

Missing

NONE. From CA of 06/10/1999 by Gordon Perrault: No - Complete

Finish

.1 CAMERA HAS BLACK WRINKLE-FINISH ON MOST SURFACES; BRUSHED SILVER METAL TRIM & FITTINGS. OPAQUE GLASS VIEWERS./.2 SMOOTH BLACK RUBBER HOOD.

Decoration

N/A