General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

backpack; camera eq. carrying case

Patents

N/A

General Description

Plywood box painted brown; fitted with metal handles, latches, and minor hardware. Drab green fibre [probably canvas] webbing shoulder harness. Painted stencilled text and adhesive labels applied to box. Red-brown [rubber or silicone ?] seal applied to underside of lid.

Dimensions

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

Length

55.0 cm

Width

16.5 cm

Height

51.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Cine camera accessories

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Buck

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Chelsea

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

Unknown

Canada

Owned and used by Canadian film maker Bill Mason, who achieved international recognition for his wilderness and canoeing documentaries in the 1960s and 1970s.

Function

Used to securely store items during transport. Specifically, used to transport one Beaulieu camera, Angenieux zoom lens, 200-foot film magazine and battery. Fitted with a webbing shoulder harness for back packing.

Technical

The Bill Mason collection consists of typical cameras and other equipment in the 16 mm format widely used by documentary film makers in Canada in this period. Constructed of plywood by Ken Buck, this box held one Beaulieu camera, Angenieux zoom lens, 200-foot film magazine and battery. Fitted with a webbing shoulder harness for back packing. [Ref. 1]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"FRAGILE" stencilled in bright red-orange paint on 4 sides of case. "FRAGILE", "7248/ Eastman EXR/ Color Negative Film", "SURETÉ DU QUÉBEC" adhesive labels applied to case top. " 7247- 200 CAM- 100 + 2- 100 + 100 + 30 + 100/ 7242- 200 + 200 + 100" printed by hand in blue ink on masking tape label on lid. NB: Paper tag "AIR CANADA [logo]/ LIMITED RELEASE" removed from case, for storage in Supp. Info. file.

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Plywood box painted brown; fitted with metal handles, latches, and minor hardware. Drab green fibre [probably canvas ] webbing shoulder harness. Painted stencilled text and adhesive labels applied to box. Red-brown [rubber or silicone ?] seal applied to underside of lid.

Decoration

N/A