General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 &.2 METAL/ BOX: CARDSTOCK

Dimensions

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

Length

19.0 cm

Width

12.5 cm

Height

2.5 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

GRAFLEX

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Rochester

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY USED IN THE 1960S AND 1970S

Canada

PART OF A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT FROM THE ESTATE OF WILFRED HAROLD OLSON, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF DOMINION WIDE PHOTOGRAPHY LTD., OTTAWA (C 1950-1995). MR. OLSON WAS A PHOTOGRAPHER FOR MANY YEARS AND HIS STUDIO DID WORK FOR BOTH THE OTTAWA JOURNAL AND THE CBC.

Function

USED, WHEN ATTACHED TO THE BACK OF A CAMERA, TO HOLD A FILMPACK.

Technical

A FILM PACK CAN BECHANGED FASTER THAN ROLL FILM AND CAN BE REMOVED EASILY FROM THE CAMERA EVEN IF THE ENTIRE PACK HAS NOT BEEN USED. [REF 2]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 PRINTED ON TOP: 'GRAPHIC/ GRAFLEX/ GENERAL/ PRECISION/ FILM PACK ADAPTER/ CAT. NO. 1234/ GRAFLEX, INC. / A SUBSIDIDARY OF GENERAL PRECISION EQUIPMENT CORP., ROCHESTER, N.U., U.S.A.'/ MOLDED IN BACK: '4 X 5 GRAPHIC U.S. PAT. 2,056,144 & 2,353, 895'/.2 STAMPED IN TAB: '1434'/ PRINTING ON BOX INCLUDES: 'graflex/ Graphic 4 x 5/ Film Pack Adapter/ catalog 1234/ GRAFLEX, Inc. Rochester, New York 14603, U.S.A./ A subsidiary of General Precision/ Equipment Corporation'

Missing

N/A

Finish

.1 MATTE BLACK WITH SILVER PRINTING/.2 SHINY BLACK PLATE WITH SHINY METAL TOP

Decoration

N/A