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OBJECT TYPE: COLOUR BALANCING
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.2074.001

MANUFACTURER: Eastman Kodak Co.
MODEL: WRATTEN
LOCATION: Rochester, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GELATINE FILM; PAPER ENVELOPE

Dimensions

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

Length: 6.5 cm
Width: 6.5 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Kodak
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Rochester

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: PART OF A LARGE & VARIED COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT FROM HOPE GILLIES ROSS ESTATE. MUCH OF THIS COLLECTION IS ASSOCIATED WITH EARLY AMATEUR COLOR PROCESSING IN THE 1920S-1930S. IT IS CONSIDERED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NORTH AMERICAN AMATEUR ENTHUSIAST OF THE PERIOD. (AS PER JAJ)
Function: Unknown
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: FOLLOWING STANDARD TEXT PRINTED ON ENVELOPE: 'WRATTEN GELATINE FILM LIGHT FILTER/ Series No. _Size _/ Reference _ Insp. No. _/ Do not touch this gelatine film with the naked/ hand or attempt to clean it except with some very/ soft, dry material, or it will be spoiled at once. To/ handle for cutting: place the gelatine screen between/ two pieces of smooth, dry paper and cut all together/ with a pair of sharp scissors. To use: place gelatine/ between the lens combination, or mount between two/ pieces of cardboard in which similar suitable aper-/ tures have been cut, and use before or behind lens,/ preferably behind. To protect this filter until required for use it may be/ placed between clean note paper and kept in a book./ KEEP IN A COOL, DRY PLACE./ Made In U.S.A. by/ EASTMAN KODAK CO., Rochester, N.Y./ Trade Mark Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.'/ Filter envelope includes following unique text: ‘...Series No. 4508 Size 2" Sq./ Insp. No. 2' and ‘K P 3248b'./ Pt. Envelope (empty): Envelope includes following unique text: ‘Series 8 Size 3" Sq./ Reference K2 Checked S.S.' and ‘K P 3247'.
Missing: FILTER MAY HAVE BEEN USED - INDIVIDUAL PKGS. REMAIN SEALED
Finish: BEIGE COLOURED PAPER ENVELOPE/ FILTER WRAPPED IN DARK PAPER
Decoration: N/A

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Eastman Kodak Co., Filter, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1987.2074, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1987.2074.001/

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