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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
More Information
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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