Holder, sheet film

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OBJECT TYPE: 5X7 IN./TWO SIDED
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0890.001

MANUFACTURER: Fidelity Mfg. Co.
MODEL: DELUXE
LOCATION: Los Angeles, California, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC CASING; METAL SLIDE

Dimensions

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

Length: 24.4 cm
Width: 15.1 cm
Height: 1.6 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Still camera parts
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Fidelity
Country: United States of America
State/Province: California
City: Los Angeles

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: PROBABLY C.1930S-1940S, AND POSSIBLY LATER
Canada: PART OF A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT ACQUIRED FROM A HISTORICALLY WELL-ESTABLISHED OTTAWA STUDIO. JOSEF KARSH WORKED THERE DURING HIS EARLY YEARS. HIS BORHTER, MALAK KARSH, MAY ALSO HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH STUDIO AQUARIUS (UNCONFIRMED). (AS PER JA JOHNSTON- SEE SUPP.INFO.)
Function: TO CONTAIN & SUPPORT FOR CUT FILM DURING LOADING & EXPOSURE
Technical: EXAMPLE OF SHEET FILM HOLDER
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: '5X7 FIDELTY CUT FILM HOLDER/ MADE IN U.S.A. BY FIDELITY MFG. CO./ LOS ANGELES, CALIF. PATS. 2,948,271 3,091,168' APPEARS IN RAISED PRINT ON BOTH SIDES OF FILM HOLDER/ 'FIDELITY/ Deluxe' PRINTED IN OFF-WHITE ON BOTH SIDES OF PLATE HOLDER
Missing: NONE
Finish: FLAT BLACK CASING HAS RIBBED EDGES; RAISED DIAMOND PATTERN ON FRONT & BACK EDGES.
Decoration: N/A

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Fidelity Mfg. Co., Holder, sheet film, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1986.0890, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1986.0890.001/

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