General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

9

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CARDSTOCK BOX;.1 SYNTHETIC & METAL;.2 SYNTHETIC;.3 CARDSTOCK;.4 EMULSION;.5 CARDSTOCK;.6 GLASS WITH FIBRE TAPE;.7 GLASS;.8 &.9 CARDSTOCK

Dimensions

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

Length

17.0 cm

Width

13.0 cm

Height

6.2 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

Davis Sanford

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

New Rochelle

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY USED IN THE 1970S AND 1980S

Canada

EXAMPLE OF CAMERA EQUIPMENT USED BY HAROLD EASTWOOD, A SERIOUS AMATEUR CINEMATOGRAPHER, ORIGINALLY FROM ENGLAND, BUT RETIRED TO PEI AT THE END OF HIS LIFE. HE MADE WILDLIFE FILMS FOR THE BBC & FOR UN FAMINE RELIEF.HE FILMED IN AFRICA, MEXICO & N. AMERICA.

Function

USED WITH A CINE OR STILL CAMERA TO SUPERIMPOSE AND RECORD TWO OR THREE IMAGES ON THE FILM WITH ONE EXPOSURE. [REF 1]

Technical

ONE OF THE MANY DEVICES DEVELOPED TO HELP THE AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER PRODUCE "SPECIAL EFFECTS". THEY MET WITH VARIOUS DEGREES OF SUCCESS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 MOLDED IN BODY: '3V/ PATENT/ PENDING/ TRI-VISION/ DAVIS & SANFORD CO./ NEW ROCHELLE N.Y./ MADE IN U.S.A.'/ PRINTED ON BOX LID: 'KIT for "SPECIAL EFFECTS"/ '3V'/ TRI-VISION/ Manufactured By -/ DAVIS & SANFORD CO. NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y.'/ PRINTED ON BOX TRAY: 'CLOSE-UP LENS HOLDER/ DOUBLE WIPE STRIP/ FADE-IN AND FADE-OUT STRIP/ SINGLE WIPE STRIP/ MIRROR/ TRANSPARENT MIRROR/ SIDE COVER/ SIDE COVER/ MADE IN U.S.A.'

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

.1 SHINY BLACK AND SILVER;.2 SHINY BLACK;.3 MATTE BLACK;.4 SHINY BLACK;.5 MATTE BLACK;.6 &.7 MIRRORS;.8 &.9 MATTE BLACK

Decoration

N/A