Case, lens

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1958–1973
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0340.005

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: home built
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 5
Total Parts: 5
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: synthetic materials

Dimensions

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

Length: 25.0 cm
Width: 23.0 cm
Height: 8.0 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: Graber
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ottawa

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: POSSIBLY USED LATE 1950S +. 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 PROMINENT IN BUSINESS, THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. HIS PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS & NEGATIVES, AND PERSONAL PAPERS ARE IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF CANADA.
Function: To contain and protect lens and fittings when not in use, and facilitate transport.
Technical: 14 INCH LENS WAS KARSH'S FAVOURITE, AND THE ONE HE USED MOST OFTEN. (REF. 2) IT IS AN EARLY "COMMERCIAL EKTAR", ADVERTISED BY KODAK AS COVERING ADEQUATELY 8X10 INCH NEGATIVES AT MAXIMUM APERTURE WITH ALLOWANCE FOR FULL USE OF RISING & FALLING FRONT, AND SWING BACK. "LUMINIZED" SURFACE TREATMENT IMPROVED CLARITY & BRILLIANCE IN B&W NEGS, AND COLOUR PURITY IN COLOUR TRANSPARENCIES. (REF.1). THIS CASE WAS MADE BY MRS. HELLA GRABER, WHO WORKED FOR MR. KARSH AS A LIBRARIAN AND TECHNICIAN IN THE LATE 1950S- EARLY 1970S. [REF. 2]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None evident.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Pouch-style quilted black nylon (?) fabric case has drab green nylon (?) lining and beige foam padding; black elastic loop and brown synthetic button closure on front.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Case, lens, between 1958–1973, Artifact no. 1997.0340, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0340.005/

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