General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 ALL METAL VIEWING HOOD..2 CARDSTOCK BOX.

Dimensions

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

Length

15.5 cm

Width

12.5 cm

Height

3.2 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

Singer

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Rochester

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS VIEWING HOOD NOT MUCH USED AFTER C. 1980.

Canada

PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQ. USED BY YOUSUF KARSH, CANADA'S INTERNATIONALLY HONOURED PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER. FROM 1932 TO 1992,MR. KARSH OPERATED FROM HIS PRINCIPAL 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

USED TO BLOCK OUT LIGHT AND ELIMINATE NEED FOR A FOCUSING CLOTH OVER GROUND GLASS SCREEN ON A LARGE FORMAT CAMERA.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF A VIEWING HOOD, USED WITH LARGE FORMAT CAMERA, INSTEAD OF A PHOTOGRAPHER'S DRAPE OR FOCUSING CLOTH. ACCORDING TO JERRY FIELDER, MR. KARSH'S ASSISTANT (AND LATER HISTORIAN AND CURATOR) THIS VIEWING HOOD WAS NOT MUCH USED AFTER C. 1980.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 "SINGER/ GRAFLEX DIVISION/ MADE IN ROCHESTER, N.Y., U.S.A." printed in red on inside of viewing hood..2 Box front reads "SINGER/ GRAFLEX DIVISION/ Graflex/ Removeable Viewing Hoof for 4x5/ Focusing Panel/ Catalogue 9147/ The Singer Company, Graflex Division. Rochester, New York, 15603". Bottom end panel reads "Graflex/ Removeable Viewing Hood for 4x5/ Focusing Panel/ Catalogue 9147". Both long side panels and box top panel read "SINGER/ GRAFLEX DIVISION".

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE.

Finish

.1 METAL BODY HAS FLAT BLACK FINISH; ONE PANEL HAS FINE PEBBLED-TEXTURE EXTERIOR..2 BOX HAS OFF-WHITE EXTERIOR; RED AND OFF-WHITE TEXT AND TRIM; INTERIOR HAS NATURAL FINISH.

Decoration

N/A