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OBJECT TYPE: COUNTER
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0889.001

MANUFACTURER: Eastman Kodak Co.
MODEL: EASTMAN STUDIO SCALE
LOCATION: Rochester, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 7
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 WOODEN BASE; BRASS BALANCE, STAND & MFR'S PLATES/.2-.3 METAL PANS/.4-.7 BRASS WEIGHTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 23.0 cm
Width: 10.3 cm
Height: 11.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Still processing
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Kodak
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Rochester

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: C.1930S
Canada: PART OF A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT ACQUIRED FROM A HISTORICALLY WELL-ESTABLISHED OTTAWA STUDIO. JOSEF KARSH WORKED THERE DURING HIS EARLY YEARS. HIS BROTHER, MALAK KARSH, MAY ALSO HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH STUDIO AQUARIUS (UNCONFIRMED). (AS PER JA JOHNSTON- SEE SUPP.INFO.)
Function: TO MEASURE A GIVEN QUANTITY OF PHOTOGRAPHIC CHEMICALS BY WEIGHT
Technical: EXAMPLE OF BALANCE MFD. FOR USE BY PHOTOGRAPHERS, TO MEASURE CHEMICALS FOR USE IN DEVELOPING WORK. TYPICALLY SUCH BALANCES WERE NOT HIGHLY SENSITIVE, AS STRICT PRECISION IN MEASURING WAS NOT REQUIRED.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 MFR'S PLATE ON BASE, IN LOWER RIGHT: 'EASTMAN STUDIO SCALE/ MADE BY/ EASTMAN KODAK CO./ ROCHESTER, N.Y. U.S.A. AVOIRDUPOIS'. PLATE IN LOWER LEFT OF BASE READS: 'AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT/ 27 11/32 GRAINS=1 DRAM/ 16 DRAMS= 1 OUNCE (437 1/2 GRAINS)/ 16 OUNCES= 1 POUND/ 13966'/ STYLIZED 'EKC' LOGO CAST INTO BALANCE ARM STAND/.4 '2/ OZ' INCISED IN TOP/.5 '1 OZ' INCISED IN TOP/.6 '1/2 OZ' CAST IN TOP/.7 '1/4 OZ' CAST IN TOP/ SCALE ON.1 DIVIDED O-50 BY SINGLE GRAINS
Missing: 1/8 & 1/16 OZ. WEIGHTSMISSING/ 1 SCREW MISSING FROM MFR'S PLATE
Finish: .1 WOODEN BASE HAS BEEN STAINED; SELECTED AREAS ON BALANCE & WEIGHTS APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN NICKEL PLATED.
Decoration: ELABORATE OPENWORK 'EKC' LOGO APPEARS WITHIN OVAL FRAME IN CENTRE OF BALANCE STAND.

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Eastman Kodak Co., Balance, circa 1930, Artifact no. 1986.0889, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1986.0889.001/

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