General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

GELATIN BASED FILTERS ON FILM SHEET; PAPER AND CARDBOARD PACKAGING/ SINGLE FILTER FRAME IS METAL.

Dimensions

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

Length

10.0 cm

Width

10.0 cm

Height

11.5 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

Kodak

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Rochester

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

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 PRODUCE SMALL BUT SIGNIFICANT COLOR SHIFTS IN THE RENDERING GIVEN BY COLOUR FILM, ESPECIALLY REVERSAL TYPES.

Technical

VARIETY OF WRATTEN AND COLOUR COMPENSATING FILTERS, AND ONE FRAME, WERE FOUND AMONG THE MISC. ITEMS IN THE KARSH PHOTOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT. ACCORDING TO JERRY FIELDER, KARSH ALMOST NEVER USED FILTERS IN HIS WORK. MANY OF THESE FILTERS APPEAR LITTLE USED/NEW; MANY ARE LOOSE (AND SO UNIDENTIFIABLE), AND THE PACKAGES EMPTY.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Most envelopes read " Kodak/ Color/ Compensating/ Gelatin Filter/ 3 in. (7.6 cm) square/ KEEP IN COOL DRY PLACE " on front; " Kodak/ MADE IN ROCHESTER, N.Y., U.S.A. BY/ EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY/ T.M. REGISTERED U.S. PAT. OFF./ This filter should be handled by the edges/ or at the extreme corners only. A marked or/ soiled filter is very difficult to clean. TO CUT:/ Place the filter between two pieces of clean, fairly stiff paper and cut with sharp scissors./ KP 31779G Printed in U.S.A. " marked on pkg. back. Some envelopes marked " Kodak/ Wratten/ gelatin filter/ 75 mm x 75 mm " on front; handling instructions similar to those above on back.

Missing

FILTERS ARE COMPLETE IN THEMSELVES.

Finish

MOST FILTERS CONTAINED IN YELLOW PAPER ENVELOPES; SOME STORED IN FOIL WRAPPERS/ METAL FRAME PAINTED FLAT BLACK.

Decoration

N/A