General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

8

AKA

Presser

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1-.8 GLASS..5 HAS MASKING TAPE LABEL APPLIED TO ONE END.

Dimensions

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

Length

15.7 cm

Width

1.4 cm

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

Unknown

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Montréal

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THESE BLADES WERE USED BY MR. KARSH C. 1930S+. NOT USED AFTER 1992.

Canada

PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQ. USED BY YOUSUF KARSH, CANADA'SINTERNATIONALLY 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 REMOVE SELECTED AREAS OF EMULSION FROM PHOTOGRAPHIC NEGATIVES.

Technical

GLASS BLADES USED BY YOUSUF KARSH WHEN RETOUCHING NEGATIVES TO SHARPEN LINES IN NEGATIVES, ETC. THIS TECHNIQUE PROBABLY DATES TO C. 1925-1930, AND KARSH LIKELY LEARNED IT WHILE WORKING IN BOSTON WITH JOHN GARO (1929-31). IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT KARSH'S UNCLE, GEORGE NAKESH, THE PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER IN HIS STUDIO IN SHERBROOKE, PQ. BLADES KEPT IN TRAY 1999.0379, IN "FINISHING ROOM" OF CHATEAU LAURIER STUDIO SUITE, WITH SELECTED OTHER ITEMS USED FOR RETOUCHING NEGS & PRINTS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1-.4,.6-.8 No markings visible..5 "A" handwritten in red and black inks on masking tape label applied to blunt end of blade.

Missing

EACH BLADE IS COMPLETE IN ITSELF.

Finish

.1-.8 CLEAR GLASS BLADES.

Decoration

N/A