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OBJECT TYPE: hard bodied/hinged lid
DATE: 1975
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2010.0202.002

MANUFACTURER: 3M
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Moulded synthetic case has white base and clear lid; hinges and clasp are synthetic; red, black and off-white adhesive backed paper label on lid.

Dimensions

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

Length: 7.5 cm
Width: 7.5 cm
Height: 2.6 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Cine images
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: 3M
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: Unknown
Canada: Owned and used by Canadian film maker Bill Mason, who achieved international recognition for his wilderness and canoeing documentaries in the 1960s and 1970s.
Function: To contain, protect and identify contents when not in use. Specifically, this case used to contain roll of film splicing tape.
Technical: The Bill Mason collection consists of typical cameras and other equipment in the 16 mm format widely used by documentary film makers in Canada in this period.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "Scotch [Registered symbol]/ BRAND/ film splicing tape/ 3M/ COMPANY/ 16MM. X 66'/ PERFORATED-/ WHITE/ 307-16DP/ "SCOTCH" and plaid design are registered trademarks of Minnesota Mining & Mfg. Co./ 754-1013-161" printed on label applied to box lid. [Lot no. ?] "40477" printed on reverse of label/ exterior of case lid [viewed through open lid.].
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Moulded synthetic case has white base and clear lid; hinges and clasp are synthetic; red, black and off-white adhesive backed paper label on lid.
Decoration: N/A

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3M, Case, circa 1975, Artifact no. 2010.0202, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2010.0202.002/

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