General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

COATED PAPER; ADHESIVE BACKING; PAPER LABEL & ROLL FORM/ METAL STORAGE CONTAINER (TIN?); WAXED PAPER LINER

Dimensions

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

Length

7.5 cm

Width

7.5 cm

Height

2.8 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still images

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Durex

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

PROBABLY C.1940'S

Canada

PART OF A LARGE & VARIED COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT FROM HOPE GILLIES ROSS ESTATE. MUCH OF THIS COLLECTION IS ASSOCIATED WITH EARLY AMATEUR COLOR PROCESSING IN THE 1920-1930S. IT IS CONSIDERED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NORTH AMERICAN AMATEUR ENTHUSIAST OF THE PERIOD. (AS PER JAJ)

Function

TO SECURE NEGATIVES TO PLATE GLASS, BLOCK OUT BORDERS, BIND LANTERN SLIDES, ETC.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

LABEL ON TAPE ROLL FORM READS: '"DUREX" PHOTOGRAPHIC TAPE/ Patented Canada 1932-1933-1934 Made in Canada/ CANADIAN DUREX ABRASIVES LTD./ TORONTO'/ LABEL ON CONTAINER LID READS: 'Rolls 10 Yards Long/ DUREX/ PHOTOGRAPHIC TAPE/ (Opaque) The Handiest Article in the Studio/ To hold negatives to the plate glass and to block out/ borders. To replace thumb-tacks. For lantern slide binding. Is absolutely opaque; requires no moistening; is easily removed; can be used repeatedly; leaves no stain or residue/ Canadian Durex Abrasives Limited/ TORONTO CANADA/ Patented Canada/ 1932-1933-1934/ FORM 2'/ SEE PHOTOCOPY OF ADDITIONAL MARKINGS IN SUPP.INFO.

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE. SOME TAPE USED.

Finish

BLACK TAPE/ SILVER METALCONTAINER

Decoration

N/A