General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

7

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL PENCIL CASING; LEAD MARKING TIP.

Dimensions

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

Length

22.0 cm

Width

14.1 cm

Height

3.2 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

Eagle

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THESE PENCILS USED BEFORE 1992.

Canada

PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQ. USED BY YOUSUF KARSH, CANADA'S INTERNATIONALLY HONOURED PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER. FROM 1932 TO 1992, MR. KARSH OPERATED FROM HIS PRINCIPLE STUDIO IN OTTAWA, PHOTOGRAPHING HEADS OF STATE, RELIGIOUSLEADERS, AND THOSE PROMINANT IN BUSINESS, THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. HIS PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS & NEGATIVES, AND PERSONAL PAPERS ARE IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF CANADA.

Function

USED TO SOFTEN OR ACCENTUATE LINES WHICH APPEAR ON A PHOTOGRAPHIC NEGATIVE.

Technical

ACCORDING TO JERRY FIELDER, FORMER ASSISTANT TO YOUSUF KARSH, THESE RETOUCHING PENCILS WERE USED ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY BY KARSH. SOFT PENCILS PRODUCE GREATER DENSITY: HARDER LEADS PRODUCE LIGHT SHADING, & ARE LESS VISIBLE, AS THE RETOUCHED AREA WILL NECESSARILY CONSIST OF A GREATER NUMBER OF FINE LINES, SUPERIMPOSED ON EACH OTHER. (REF 2)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Pencil casing stamped "U.S.A. EAGLE TURQUOISE PRESTOMATIC 3377". "6H" marked on end.

Missing

NONE.

Finish

BRUSHED AND BRIGHT SILVER METAL PENCIL CASING HAS BRIGHT GREEN END CAP; LEAD NO. PRINTED IN SILVER ON BLACK BACKGROUND.

Decoration

N/A