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OBJECT TYPE: COLOUR BALANCING/YELLOW
DATE: 1940–1949
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1626.001

MANUFACTURER: Eastman Kodak Co.
MODEL: WRATTEN AERO 2 SERIES V
LOCATION: Rochester, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 GELATIN & GLASS FILTER; METAL HOUSING/.2 SYNTHETIC CASE HAS PAPER PADDING/.3 CARDBOARD BOX

Dimensions

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

Length: 4.6 cm
Width: 4.5 cm
Height: 2.1 cm
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: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF FILTER USED C. 1940S+
Canada: TRANSFERRED FROM COLLECTION OF CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM TO NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY. PRESUMED TO HAVE BEEN OWNED AND/OR USED BY CANADIAN MILITARY PERSONNEL, OR IN CANADIAN MILITARY OPERATIONS, WITH 951622 MICROCOPYING KIT.
Function: TO BLOCK SELECTED PARTS OF COLOUR SPECTRUM, TO PRODUCE CHANGES IN CONTRAST AND TONAL RELATIONS ON PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF YELLOW FILTER USED TO ABSORB ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT. THIS TYPE OF FILTER IS USED FOR AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY WITHB&W FILMS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 " SERIES V WRATTEN FILTER AERO NO. 2 MADE IN U.S.A. " incised on housing/.2 " KODAK " cast in raised print on pt lid/.3 " Kodak/ WRATTEN AERO No. 2/ FILTER/ Series V/ MADE IN ROCHESTER, N.Y., U.S.A. BY/ EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY " printed on box front; " SC/ 371/ A " & " C " stamped in ink, above. " Kodak WRATTEN/ AERO No. 2 FILTER (No.5)/ Series V " printed on end flaps. " TRADE MARK REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. " printed on back of box.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: .1 BRUSHED SILVER METAL FRAME; PALE YELLOW GLASS FILTER/.2 BLACK BASE & YELLOW SCREW-ON LID; UNBLEACHED COTTON PADS/.3 BRIGHT YELLOW BOX
Decoration: N/A

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Eastman Kodak Co., Filter, between 1940–1949, Artifact no. 1995.1626, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1995.1626.001/

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