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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0316.004

MANUFACTURER: American Photographic Instrument Co. Inc.
MODEL: 4711
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 4
Total Parts: 6
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION (POSSIBLY ALUMINIUM & STEEL); SYNTHETIC ADJUSTMENT KNOBS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 69.0 cm
Width: 6.0 cm
Height: 6.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Studio & set equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: American Photographic
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: KARSH OF OTTAWA STUDIO OPERATED 1932- 1992.
Canada: PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT USED BY YOUSUF KARSH, CANADA'S INTERNATIONALLY HONOURED PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER. FROM 1932 TO 1992, MR. KARSH OPERATED FROM HIS PRINCIPLE STUDIO IN OTTAWA, PHOTOGRAPHING HEADS OF STATE, RELIGIOUS LEADERS, AND THOSE PROMINENT IN BUSINESS, THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. HIS PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS & NEGATIVES AND PERSONAL PAPERS ARE IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF CANADA.
Function: TO SUPPORT SMALL BLACK CARDS USED TO SHIELD PHOTOGRAPHIC SUBJECTS FROM GLARE AND HEAT OF LIGHTS.
Technical: THESE STANDS COULD BE USED TO SUPPORT SMALL PHOTOGRAPHIC DRAPES, DIFFUSERS, LIGHTS, ETC. KARSH USED AT LEAST.1-.2 SPECIFICALLY TO HOLD HOMEMADE BLACK CARDS (1998.1056.1-.2] AND PLACED THEM BETWEEN HIS SUBJECTS AND THE STUDIO LIGHTS, AS A SHIELD FROM GLARE, AND TO SOME EXTENT, HEAT.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Decal on stand read " PIC/ AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHIC/ INSTRUMENT CO., INC./ BRONX, NEW YORK 10452/ MODEL 4711 "
Missing: NONE. From CA of 06/03/1999 by Gordon Perrault: No - Complete
Finish: SILVER METAL STAND; BLACK JOINTS & SCREW ADJUSTMENTS.
Decoration: N/A

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American Photographic Instrument Co. Inc., Stand, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1997.0316, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1997.0316.004/

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