General Information

Serial #

SDL12599

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL/.2 GLASS WITH SYNTHETIC LID AND BRUSH AND PAPER LABEL

Dimensions

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

Length

22.5 cm

Width

19.5 cm

Height

8.5 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

PREMIER

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

London

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C 1955-1980S

Canada

USED IN THE LABS OF CRAWLEY FILMS, A CANADIAN COMPANY (OTTAWA) WITH AN INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION

Function

USED IN EDITING OF CINE FOOTAGE TO CUT FILM IN ORDER THAT SECTIONS CAND BE REMOVED AND THE ENDS REATTACHED WITH A CLEAN JOIN.

Technical

ONE OF MANY IMPROVEMENTS ON A FILM SPLICER - THE ADDITION OF AN "AUTOMATIC" SCRAPER ENSURES A CLEANER SPLICE AND BY SERRATING THE EDGE OF SPLICE ALLOWS FOR MORE SURFACE AREA TO CEMENT, PROVIDING A STRONGER BOND.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 PLATE ON FRONT: 'PRECISION/ PREMIER/ MADE IN ENGLAND/ FILM JOINER'/ PLATE ON SIDE: 'MADE IN ENGLAND/ PREMIER'/ STAMPED IN ARM: 'U.K. PAT. No 763435/ U.S.A. PAT. No 2,925,435'/ PLATE ON BOTTOM: 'SDL12599'/ MOLDED IN BOTTOM: '2642'/ STICKER ON BODY: 'WARNING/ THIS AUTOMATIC FILM SCRAPER CAN/ BE DAMAGED IF NOT ADJUSTED/ PROPERLY - PLEASE READ SETTING/ INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE ATTEMPTING/ TO ADJUST'/.2 LABEL READS IN PART: 'FOR PHOTOGRPHICH PURPOSES ONLY/ Kodak/ FILM CEMENT/ For Splicing Nitrate and Safety/ Motion-picture Film/ 1/2 OUNCE 14.8 CC/ CANADIAN KODAK CO., LIMITED, TORONTO, CANADA'

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

.1 BODY HAMMELIN GREY;PARTS SHINY METAL/.2 UNCOLOURED GLASS WITH BLACK LID; YELLOW LABEL WITH BLACK AND RED PRINTING

Decoration

N/A