General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

4

Total Parts

7

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

rubber & metal

Dimensions

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

Length

14.0 cm

Width

12.0 cm

Height

2.5 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

DeGroff

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

CAMERA PROBABLY USED 1940S +. NOT USED AFTER 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 AND NEGATIVES, AND PERSONAL PAPERS ARE IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF CANADA.

Function

Unknown

Technical

CALUMET WAS KARSH'S PRINCIPLE CAMERA. DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION, EITHER THE 4X5 OR 8X10 BACK WOULD BE ATTACHED, AND THE 10" (970325) OR MORE OFTEN, KARSH'S FAVOURITE 14" LENS (970340) FITTED TO THE CAMERA. A METAL LENS HOOD WAS ATTACHED, TO HELP KEEP LIGHT OUT OF THE LENS, AND THE BURGUNDY CLOTH (970351.2) LOOSELY DRAPED OVER THE BACK. (SEE REF.2, PP.2-3)/ *MFR: CAMERA IDENTIFICATION PROVIDED BY MR. KARSH/J. FIELDER.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

" de Groff " appears on cable release mechanism.

Missing

Bulb is missing.

Finish

Black rubber tubing; silver metal cable release mechanism.

Decoration

N/A