Pencil, retouching

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1992
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0374.015

MANUFACTURER: Berol
MODEL: VALOR 131 2B
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 15
Total Parts: 21
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODEN CASING; LEAD TIP.

Dimensions

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

Length: 16.0 cm
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Still processing
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Berol
Country: Canada
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: "Canada [logo] Berol VALOR 131 2B" marked on pencil body.
Missing: N/A
Finish: ORANGE PENCIL FITTED WITH RED ERASER ON ONE END; BLACK LEAD.
Decoration: N/A

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Berol, Pencil, retouching, before 1992, Artifact no. 1999.0374, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1999.0374.015/

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