Holder, lens board

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1992
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0371.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: HOME BUILT
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION. FELT AND TAPE APPLIED TO EDGES.

Dimensions

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

Length: 15.4 cm
Width: 15.1 cm
Height: 5.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Still camera parts
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS LENS BOARD HOLDER USED BEFORE 1992.
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 PRINCIPLE STUDIO IN OTTAWA, PHOTOGRAPHING HEADS OF STATE, RELIGIOUS LEADERS, AND THOSE PROMINAT IN BUSINESS, THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. HIS PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS & NEGATIVES, AND PERSONAL PAPERS ARE IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF CANADA.
Function: USED TO SECURE PREPARED LENS BOARD (WITH MOUNTED LENS) TO CAMERA BODY.
Technical: HOME BUILT HOLDER ALLOWED VARIETY OF LENS BOARDS (AND LENSES) TO BE QUICKLY AND SECURELY ATTACHED TOKARSH'S CAMERA (S). ACCORDING TO JERRY FIELDER, THIS HOLDER WAS PROBABLY USED WITH 4X5 CAMERA: LENS 1997.0337, MOUNTED ON LENS BOARD, FITS SECURELY WITHIN THIS HOLDER.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: No markings visible.
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE.
Finish: INTERIOR & EXTERIOR SURFACES PAINTED BLACK. BLACK TAPE APPLIED TO EDGE OF INSIDE OPENNING. GREEN FELT LINES EDGE SURROUNDING ELEVATED BOX.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Holder, lens board, before 1992, Artifact no. 1999.0371, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1999.0371.001/

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