General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

MOULDED SYNTHETIC.

Dimensions

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

Length

37.5 cm

Width

25.3 cm

Height

5.4 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

ASCO

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS TRAY NOT USED AFTER 1992.

Canada

PART OF A LARGE COLLCTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT 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

USED TO SAFELY CONTAIN AND STORE SMALL ITEMS IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY MAY BE EASILY ACCESSED.

Technical

DIVIDED TRAY (RESEMBLING TRAY INSERTUSED IN CASH REGISTER) USED BY KARSH AND HIS ASSISTANTS TO HOLD SELECTED ITEMS USED IN THE RETOUCHING OF PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS AND NEGATIVES. TRAY WAS KEPT IN "FINISHING ROOM" OF KARSH'S CHATEAU LAURIER STUDIO SUITE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"ASCO/ Mouldmaster" cast in raised print on tray botton.

Missing

NONE.

Finish

BLACK MOULDED SYNTHETIC TRAY. WIDE STRIP OF BUFF-COLOURED MASKING TAPE RUNS LENGTH OF TRAY FRONT.

Decoration

N/A