Densitometer

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OBJECT TYPE: COLOUR
DATE: 1960–1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1985.0505.001

MANUFACTURER: Welch, W.M. Scientific Co.
MODEL: DENSICHRON 2 3850A
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 6264
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL; PLASTIC; BAKELITE; RUBBER

Dimensions

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

Length: 27.5 cm
Width: 23.8 cm
Height: 12.4 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Cine processing
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Welch
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C. 1960-1980 (APPROX.)
Canada: PLEASE SEE HISTORY OF CRAWLEY FILMS LTD. IN SUPP. INFO.
Function: USED TO MEASURE THE AMOUNT OF COLOUR IN A NEGATIVE.
Technical: PLEASE SEE HISTORY OF CINEMATOGRAPHY IN SUPP. INFO.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'DENSICHRON/ 2/ [logo]' PRINTED ON BLUE LABEL ON CASING FRONT/ 'W.M. WELCH SCIENTIFIC COMPANY, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS/ COPYRIGHT 1958/ COLOR COMPENSATION DENSITY/ [SCALE]/ [SCALE]/ TIME/DENSICHRON [logo]/ MAGNEPHOT SYSTEM/ MODEL 451-23/ U.S. PATENT NO. 2,424,933' PRINTED ON METER FACE/ FOLLOWING INFO. APPEARS ON PLATE ON CASING BACK: 'DENSICHRON - 2 - PHOTOMETER/ CAT. NO. 3850 A SERIAL NO. 6264/ LICENSED UNDER PATENT NO. 2,424,933/ W.M. WELCH SCIENTIFIC CO./ DIVISION OF W.M. WELCH MANUFACTURING CO./ CHICAGO 10, ILL. U.S.A.'/ ALL JACKS, CONNECTIONS, ETC. ALSO LABELLED/
Missing: ONE KNOB ON .1
Finish: METAL CASING HAS GREY BAKED-ENAMEL FINISH/ SURFACE LOOKS PEBBLE-TEXTURED, BUT IS SMOOTH AND HIGHLY REFLECTIVE/ BLACK BAKELITE KNOBS.
Decoration: N/A

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Welch, W.M. Scientific Co., Densitometer, between 1960–1970, Artifact no. 1985.0505, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1985.0505.001/

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