General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

30

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CANISTER HOLDS INDIVIDUAL PAPER-WRAPPED REELS OF FILM. PLASTIC FILM CENTRE

Dimensions

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

Length

26.7 cm

Width

26.7 cm

Height

4.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Cine images

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Kodak

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Rochester

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

C. 1935-1945

Canada

Unknown

Function

TO RECORD TARGETS ATTACKED BY AIRCRAFT

Technical

DURING WWII CAMERA GUNS WERE FITTED ALONGSIDE THE GUNS OR CANNON OF FIGHTER AIRCRAFT & RECORDED ON 16mm FILM THE TARGETS ATTACKED. THE CAMERA WAS ACTIVATED BY THE GUN'S FIRING KEY. LATER MODELS HAD AN OVER-RUN PERIOD OF A FEW SECONDS AFTER THE BURST OF FIRING CEASED (REF.1, P.78)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFR'S LABEL ON FILM CAN READS: 'DEVELOP BEFORE/ MAR 1946/ 28 ROLLS/ 16mm. X 50ft./ Refills/ KOD[AK]/ GUN CAME[RA] [ILLEGIBLE] BASE/ TYPE [ILLEGIBLE] SS A/ EXPOSURE/ INDEX/ 50/ FILM PHOTOGRAPH [ILLEGIBLE] Spec. No. 75-328/ Stock No. 7400-27 [ILLEGIBLE]/ [ILLEGIBLE] [ROCHE]STER, N.Y. U.S.A.BY/[ILLEGIBLE] [K]ODAK COMPANY/ [ILLEGIBLE] [ne]gative [ILLEGIBLE] [o]r reversal processing'/ HANDWRITTEN ON WHITE TAPE LABEL, ABOVE: '50 FT. ROOLS. FOR. CAMEARA/ GUNS.'/ FOLLOWING INFO. APPEARS IN RAISED PRINT ON LID: 'THIS CAN MADE BY EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY ROCHESTER N.Y. U.S.A.'

Missing

From CA of 11/06/1997 by Pat Montero: No - Complete

Finish

SILVER METAL CANISTER/ BLUE-GREY FILM WRAPPED IN HEAVY BLACK PAPER

Decoration

N/A