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OBJECT TYPE: PRINTING/CONTACT/AMATEUR
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.1307.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: HOME BUILT
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODEN BASE, BOX & HAND GRIP; METAL FITTINGS & CONTACT POINT; GLASS WINDOW, DIFFUSER & SOME FITTINGS; BAKELITE SWITCH; FABRIC LINER; RUBBER COVERED CORD & PLUG

Dimensions

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

Length: 38.0 cm
Width: 22.5 cm
Height: 31.2 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: Unknown
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: DEVICE FOR EXPOSING SENSITIZED MATERIAL TO A NEGATIVE OR POSITIVE IMAGE ON A TRANSPARENT BASE (REF.1)
Technical: EXAMPLE OF SIMPLE, HOMEBUILT CONTACT PRINTER FOR USE BY AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NUMBERS 1 TO 12 STAMPED INTO HINGED TOP OF CONTACT PRINTER. 'AH&H/ CANADA/ 6A-125V' STAMPED INTO CONTACTPOINT PLATE
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: BOX PAINTED FLAT BLACK SAVE HINGED TOP WHICH IS BROWN. BRASS & BRASS-COLOURED HINGES, CONTACT & PRESSURE-SENSITIVE FITTINGS. HANDGRIP FINISHED WITH ORANGE-BROWN STAIN. CLEAR GLASS WINDOW; FROSTED GLASS DIFFUSER PANELS. FLOCKED OFF-WHITE FABRIC LINER
Decoration: NONE

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Unknown Manufacturer, Printer, contact, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1988.1307, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.1307.001/

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