General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

10

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

PAPER; SYNTHETIC; GLASS; METAL

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

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY USED IN THE 1950S AND 1960S

Canada

EDWARD KOWALKSI (ORIGINAL OWNER) WAS AN AMATEUR DOCUMENTARY FILM MAKER WHO MADE FILMS FOR THE POLISH-CANADIAN COMMUNITY IN TORONTO BETWEEN 1958 & 1973. ONE OF HIS FILMS HAS BEEN PRESERVED BY THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES(VIDEO REF. LIB. #VI 8603-001) [SEE S.I. FILE FOR 930261]

Function

USED WITH A CINE OR A 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 ON SIDE: '3V PATENT/ PENDING/ TRI-VISION/ DAVIS & SANFORD CO./ NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y./ MADE IN U.S.A.'/.2 -.10 NO MARKINGS/ PRINTED ON LID: 'KIT FOR "SPECIAL EFFECTS"/ '3V'/ TRI-VISION/ Manufactured By-/ DAVIS & SANFORD CO. NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y./ [REPEATED ON TWO SIDES]'

Missing

COMPLETE

Finish

.1 SHINY BLACK & SILVER;.2 SHINY BLACK;.3 &.4 MATTE BLACK;.5 BLACK & CLEAR;.6 MATTE BLACK;.7 BLACK EDGES;.8 &.9 MATTE BLACK;.10 CLEAR; BOX: EXTERIOR RED, INTERIOR LIGHT CREAM, GOLD PRINTING ON LID, RED PRINTING IN BOX

Decoration

N/A