General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

14

Total Parts

21

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOODEN HANDLE; METAL COLLAR; SABLE HAIR BRUSH.

Dimensions

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

Length

17.7 cm

Width

N/A

Height

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Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still processing

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Winsor Newton

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THESE ITEMS PROBABLY USED C. 1950S+. NOT USED AFTER 1992.

Canada

PART OF A LARGE COLLECTIONOF 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 PROMINANT IN BUSINESS, THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. HIS PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS & NEGATIVES, AND PERSONAL PAPERS ARE IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF CANADA.

Function

USED TO SOFTEN AND/OR ACCENTUATE LINES ON A PHOTOGRAPHIC NEGATIVE.

Technical

COLLECTION OF BRUSHES, PENCILS AND PENS ASSEMBLED FOR USE IN RETOUCHING PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS & NEGATIVES. ACCORDING TO JERRY FIELDER, ONLY MR. KARSH USED BOTH BRUSHES AND PENCILS FOR RETOUCHING. JERRY AND OTHER ASSISTANTS USED ONLY BRUSHES, AND ALL HAD THEIR FAVORITES, WHICH THEY IDENTIFIED BY MARKING ENDS, ETC. (REF. 1)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"1/ SERIES 7 FINEST SABLE HAIR" & "1 WINSOR & NEWTON LTD MADE IN ENGLAND" printed on brush handle. "SPOT/ INLA[–]" handwritten in blue ink in label applied to brush, below head.

Missing

N/A

Finish

BRUSH HAS BLACK HANDLE; SILVER METAL COLLAR; LIGHT BROWN COLOUR BRUSH HEAD.

Decoration

N/A