General Information

Serial #

901

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL, GLASS, LEATHER & SYNTHETIC CONSTRUCTION/ 2. RUBBER FACE FITTING; METAL HOOD FITTED WITH MIRROR.

Dimensions

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

Length

20.0 cm

Width

19.0 cm

Height

27.0 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+. NOT USED 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 & NEGATIVES, AND PERSONAL PAPERS ARE IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF CANADA.

Function

TO REPRODUCE STILL IMAGES, SPECIFICALLY LARGE OR LONG ONES, ON PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM.

Technical

KARSH ORDERED THIS WIDE ANGLE 4X5 CAMERA IN 1972. IT WAS SUPPLIED WITH TWO SUPER ANGULON 90MM LENSES, THE LOWER LENS FITTED WITH A PRONTOR-PRESS SHUTTER. KARSH ALSO ORDERED A REFLEX HOOD (INCORPORATING MIRROR), WITH RUBBER FACE FITTING & MAGNIFYING GLASS, SHOWING RIGHT-SIDE-UP IMAGE. GOWLAND MODIFIED THIS CAMERA SLIGHTLY, TO KARSH'S SPECIFICATIONS. HE ALSO MADE HOODS FOR 970322 & 970323 CAMERAS INTERCHANGEABLE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 "GOWLANDFLEX" printed in black on top front edge of camera; "901" stamped below. Lower lens housing incised "Schneider-Kreuznach11 735 487 Super-Angulon"; fitted with shutter marked "PRONTOR-PRESS". Upper lens housing incised "Schneider-Kreuznach 10 548 142 Super-Angulon". f-stops and shutter speeds also indicated. Lens cap on lower lens incised "SPIRATONE"; decal on inside reads "LENS CAP/ 67m/m / JAPAN"./.2 no markings./ PT case bears Karsh address label for Chateau Laurier Hotel, Ottawa.

Missing

COMPLETE, HOWEVER THESE TWO 90MM LENSES ARE NOT THE ORIGINAL LENSES SUPPLIED BY GOWLAND IN 1972. (SEE COPY OF ORIGINAL ORDER/INVOICE IN SUPP. INFO. FILE 970323) From CA of 06/10/1999 by Gordon Perrault: No - Complete

Finish

.1 CAMERA HAS SMOOTH BLACK FINISH ON MOST SURFACES; BRUSHED SILVER METAL TRIM & FITTINGS. OPAQUE GLASS VIEWERS/.2 SMOOTH BACK RUBBER EYE PIECE; PEBBLE TEXTURED METAL HOOD.

Decoration

N/A