General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 WOOD, METAL AND SYNTHETIC (?) MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION; LEATHER STRIP ON LOWER EDGE SERVES AS HINGE..2-.3 METAL & SYNTHETIC (?) MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION.

Dimensions

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

Length

22.9 cm

Width

15.0 cm

Height

1.7 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

Graflex

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF FILM HOLDER PROBABLY USED C. 1910S- 1930S+

Canada

SHEET FILM HOLDER IMPORTED INTO CANADA BY CANADIAN KODAK CO. LIMITED, TORONTO ON.. PART OF A.M. HARDY COLL'N OF PHOTO EQ..ARCHIBALD HARDY OPERATED A PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO ON SPARKS ST., OTTAWA IN THE 1930S. FOLLOWING WAR SERVICE, HE EST'D A STUDIO IN VANKLEEK HILL, ONT WHERE HE WORKED AS A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER. HE SPECIALIZED IN WEDDING & PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY. MR. HARDY CLOSED HIS STUDIO IN 1952. (REF. 1)

Function

TO HOLD PHOTOGRAPHIC SHEET FILM AND PROTECT IT FROM EXPOSURE WHILE BEING LOADED INTO THE CAMERA.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 "5x7 EASTKO FILM HOLDER U.S. PAT. 1641420 2056144" & "MADE IN U.S.A. BY FOLMER GRAFLEX CORP. FOR EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY" stamped into one side of frame. Goldtone decal on top edge reads "SOLE IMPORTER INTO CANADA/ CANADIAN KODAK CO./ LIMITED/ TORONTO"..2-.3 No markings visible.

Missing

NONE.

Finish

.1-.3 PREDOMINANTLY BLACK; ONE SIDE OF PULL-GRIP TOPS ON.2-.3 SLIDES IS SILVER METAL.

Decoration

N/A