General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

62

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

PRIMARILY GLASS, METAL AND SYNTHETIC COMPONENTS./ CONTAINS INKS AND/OR CHEMICALS.

Dimensions

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

Length

31.6 cm

Width

26.5 cm

Height

6.7 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

Retouch

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New Jersey

City

Chatham

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS KIT PROBABLY ASSEMBLED AND USED MID- 1970S+. NOT USED AFTER 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, RELIGIOUS LEADERS, AND THOSE PROMINANT IN BUSINESS, THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. HIS PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS & NEGATIVES, AND PERSONAL PAPERS ARE IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF CANADA.

Function

MOST COMPONENTS USED TO SOFTEN AND/OR ACCENTUATE LINES, SHADOWS, ETC. ON PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS AND NEGATIVES.

Technical

IDENTIFIED BY JERRY FIELDER, FORMER ASSISTANT TO YOUSUF KARSH, AS A 'KIT' ASSEMBLED SPECIFICALLY FOR RETOUCHING PURPOSES. THIS KIT WAS KEPT IN THE 'FINISHING ROOM' OF KARSH'S CHATEAU LAURIER SUITE, AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AMONG THE MOST IMPORTANT OF THE KARSH ACQUISITIONS. PLEASE SEE SUPP. INFO. FOR J. FIELDER'S NOTES.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Paper label on bottle reads: "SPOTONE/ 1/ FOR PRINT AND NEGATIVE RETOUCHING/ FOR PROFESSIONAL/ AND AMATEUR WORKERS/ LIQUID DYE MATERIAL/ RETOUCH METHODS CO. Inc./ CHATHAM, NEW JERSEY/ 07928/ 1/2 FL. OZ./ THIS BLUE-BLACK IS/ DESIGNED FOR THE/ MOST POPULAR TONES/ OF BLUE PRODUCED/ BY GOLD CHLORIDE/ TONING FORMULAS./ ADD THE NO. 3 COLOR/ TO MAKE THE BLUE/ LESS INTENSE. FOR/ OTHER BLUE SHADES/ MIX ONLY THE NO. 2/ COLOR WITH THIS./ ALSO ADD THIS NO. 1/ COLOR TO THE NO. 3/ TO PRODUCE A COLDER/ BLACK. PLEASE READ/ INSTRUCTION SHEET/ ON THE DROP CONTROL/ METHOD FOR MIXING.". "33 1 87/ 18" cast in raised print on underside of bottle base.

Missing

ALL COMPONENTS COMPLETE IN THEMSELVES, BUT USED [THEREFORE NOT FULL/WHOLE, ETC.].

Finish

Clear glass bottle bears off-white label with blue text; black moulded synthetic screw cap; contains blue ink

Decoration

N/A