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OBJECT TYPE
BULB
DATE
Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1997.0328.001
MANUFACTURER
De Groff
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
South Bend, Indiana, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
METAL SHUTTER RELEASE MECHANISM; RUBBER BULB & TUBING; SOME METAL FITTINGS.

Dimensions

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

Length
24.0 cm
Width
18.0 cm
Height
6.0 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Photography
Category
Still camera accessories
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
DeGroff
Country
United States of America
State/Province
Indiana
City
South Bend

Context

Country
Worldwide
State/Province
Unknown
Period
PRESUMABLY THIS SHUTTER RELEASE WAS USED UNTIL 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
USED TO TRIP OR ACTIVATE THE SHUTTER MECHANISM OF A STILL CAMERA AT A SPECIFIC MOMENT, AS DETERMINED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER.
Technical
THIS WAS THE SHUTTER RELEASE, AND PARTICULARLY THE BULB, MOST FAVOURED BY MR. KARSH. IT WAS CARRIED BY HIM IN HIS BRIEFCASE, TOGETHER WITH SEVERAL LENSES AND OTHER PIECES OF EQUIPMENT WHICH HE CONSIDERED TOO VALUABLE TO BE PACKED & SHIPPED COMMERCIALLY. DURING A PHOTO SESSION, MR. KARSH HELD THE BULB CONCEALED IN HIS HAND, READY FOR USE WHEN HE SAW A DESIRED POSE OR EXPRESSION. (REF.2)
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
" de Groff/ SOUTH BEND " incised on shutter release mechanism.
Missing
NONE. From CA of 06/10/1999 by Gordon Perrault: No - Complete
Finish
LARGE RED RUBBER BULB; SMOOTH BLACK TUBING; SILVER METAL SHUTTER RELEASE MECHANISM.
Decoration
N/A

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De Groff, Cable release, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1997.0328, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0328.001/

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