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OBJECT TYPE: ILLUMINATED
DATE: 1970–1985
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0377.001

MANUFACTURER: Lighthouse
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Japan

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 SYNTHETIC & METAL COMPOSITION; SMALL GLASS LAMP BULB.2 METAL CAP.

Dimensions

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

Length: 19.9 cm
Width: 7.5 cm
Height: 5.6 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS MAGNIFYING GLASS PROBABLY USED C. 1970S+. NOT USED AFTER 1992.
Canada: PART OF 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 PROMINANT IN BUSINESS, THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. HIS PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS & NEGATIVES, AND PERSONAL PAPERS ARE IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF CANADA.
Function: PERSONAL OR INDIVIDUAL VIEWING AID, USED TO MAKE AN OBJECT APPEAR LARGER THAN IT IS, AND MAKE SMALL DETAILS MORE VISIBLE.
Technical: MAGNIFIER USED BY KARSH AND HIS ASSISTANTS WHEN RETOUCHINGPHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS AND NEGATIVES, IN ORDER TO EXAMINE FINE DETAIL. KEPT, TOGETHER WITH SELECTED ITEMS, IN TRAY 1999.0379 IN "FINISHING ROOM" OF KARSH'S CHATEAU LAURIER STUDIO SUITE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 "3 1/2 X" printed on decal applied to magnifier lens housing..2 "MADE IN [logo] JAPAN/ LightH[ouse]" incised in cap. "H/ 4-26/ 2.50/ KC" handwritten on small adhesive label applied to cap.
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE. LIGHT REQUIRES BATTERIES TO OPERATE.
Finish: .1 VIEWER HEAD IS MOULDED CREAM-COLOUR SYNTHETIC; BLACK METAL RING FRAMES LENS; SILVER METAL HANDLE..2 SILVER METAL SCREW CAP.
Decoration: N/A

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Lighthouse, Magnifying glass, circa 1970–1985, Artifact no. 1999.0377, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1999.0377.001/

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