General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION, SAVE SOME SYNTHETIC MINOR FITTINGS..2 COATED PAPER BOX.

Dimensions

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

Length

22.3 cm

Width

16.9 cm

Height

9.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still camera parts

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Ilex

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Rochester

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS SHUTTER PROBABLY USED UNTIL 1992.

Canada

PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQ. USED BY MR. YOUSUF KARSH, CANADA'S INTERNATIONALLY HONOURED PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER. FROM 1932 TO 1992, MR. KARSH OPERATED FROM HIS PRINCIPAL STUDIO IN OTTAWA, PHOTOGRAPHING HEADS OF STATE, RELIGIOUS LEADERS, AND THOSE PROMINANT IN BUSINESS, THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. * CONT'D

Function

TO ADMIT LIGHT OF LIMITED INTENSITY AND DURATION INTO CAMERA AND ONTO UNEXPOSED FILM.

Technical

EXTRA OR ALTERNATE SHUTTER FOR USE WITH 14-INCH KODAK LENSES. IT, TOGETHERWITH ALL KARSH'S LENSES (SEE 970325; 980052) SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVES, AND BOX CONTAINING GARO'S BRUSHES (1999.0361) WERE KEPT LOCKED IN A CABINET IN KARSH'S CHATEAU LAURIER STUDIO SUITE. STORED IN LABELLED BOX (.2). (REF. 1)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 Shutter settings marked on ring surrounding lens housing; ring also marked "ILEX OPTICAL CO./ ILEX/ ROCHESTER, N.Y./ NO. 5 UNIVERSAL SYNCHRO". "6-018" cast in raised print on underside of lens board..2 Adhesive label on box top bears handwritten text "Ilex shutter/ for/ 14 Inch lens". "Gordon Fraser/ Newton, Conn./ [copyright symbol] 1985" printed in black on underside of box bottom, in upper left corner.

Missing

NONE.

Finish

.1 SHUTTER PROPER HAS SILVER METAL HOUSING; OFF-WHITE RING SURROUNDING LENS HOUSING BEARS BLACK TEXT. LENS BOARD ON WHICH SHUTTER IS PERMANENTLY MOUNTED IS GREY; SILVER COLOUR TAPE FITTED TO ONE EDGE..2 RED & WHITE STRIPED BOX HAS BLACK AND WHITE LOON DEPICTED ON BOX TOP; INTERIOR IS OFF-WHITE COLOUR.

Decoration

N/A