General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC BAG, LINED WITH LEAD FOIL.

Dimensions

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

Length

49.0 cm

Width

40.0 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still images

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Sima

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Chicago

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS FILM BAG PRESUMABLY USED MID-1980S +. NOT USED AFTER 1992.

Canada

PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHICEQUIPMENT 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 PROTECT PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM AGAINST DAMAGE FROM LOW DOSE X-RAY INSPECTION UNITS USED IN AIRPORTS.

Technical

PROTECTIVE LEAD-LINED BAG, USED TO TRANSPORT BOTH EXPOSED & UNEXPOSED FILM THROUGH AIRPORT LOW-DOSE X-RAY UNITS. THIS BAG WAS FOUND AMONG THE ITEMS IN KARSH'S BRIEFCASE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Markings on bag front include illustrations, and the following text: " DIRECTIONS: FOLD ON DOTTED LINES SECURE WITH PLASTIC CLAMP/ SIMA/ Film Shield/ JUMBO POUCH/ LEAD LAMINATED POUCH PROTECTS FILM/ AGAINST AIRPORT X-RAY DAMAGE/ JUMBO POUCH WILL HOLD/ [illustrations accompany text/ 60 rolls of 35 mm film or.../ 60 cartridges of 110 or 126 film or.../ [illegible] of 16 mm [...film] or/ 40 rolls of Super 8 film or.../ 20 packs of instant film or.../ 2 cameras plus film./ JUMBO POUCH IS TOUGH AND REUSABLE/ IMPORTANT:/ Always place your film in your carry-on bag./ Do not pack film in check-through luggage. " / "LIMITED WARRANTY:/ The FilmShield JUMBO POUCH is guaran-/ teed against any manufacturing defect and/ is replaceable at no charge at the manufac-/ turer's home office. FilmShield will protect/ photographic film against all low dose X-ray/ inspection units in operation at most airports/ around the world. All photographic film/ should always be in the luggage you carry/ aboard the plane./ This warranty does not extend to any/ high dose units. Visual inspection is the only practical protection available against high/ dose x-ray inspection units./ Manufacturer's liability is limited to/ replacement of film only and not to conse-/ quential damages/ sima/ SIMA PRODUCTS CORPORATION/ 4001 West Devon Avenue/ Chicago, Illinois 60646 U.S.A./ CAUTION:/ NOT SAFE FOR FOOD USE- CONTAINS LEAD FOIL/ Made in U.S.A. U.S. Patent No. 3,845,316 70014L ©1982 Sima Products Corporation "./ " sima " printed at regular intervals over back of bag.

Missing

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

Finish

BAG HAS WHITE EXTERIOR, WITH BLUE & BLACK TEXT & GRAPHICS; BLACK LINING.

Decoration

N/A