General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Clear synthetic [possibly mylar] adhesive backed tape wound on off-white pressed paper core; core bears red, black and white text and graphics.

Dimensions

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

Length

N/A

Width

N/A

Height

2.6 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

5.0 cm

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Cine images

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Permacel

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New Jersey

City

New Brunswick

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

Unknown

Canada

Owned and used by Canadian film maker Bill Mason, who achieved international recognition for his wilderness and canoeing documentaries in the 1960s and 1970s.

Function

Unknown

Technical

The Bill Mason collection consists of typical cameras and other equipment in the 16 mm format widely used by documentary film makers in Canada in this period.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"[logo]/ PERMACEL/ NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J./ U.S. PAT. NOS./ 3,055,496 3.057,057 3,096,202/ 3,502,497 3,533,152 3,551,391/ 3,617,362 3,625,752 3,676,202/ 3,702,687 3,707,518 3,723,170/ 3,783,072 3,984,509" printed at regular, repeating intervals on tape core.

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Clear synthetic [possibly mylar] adhesive backed tape wound on off-white pressed paper core; core bears red, black and white text and graphics.

Decoration

"Permcel" logo appears on core and on paper tape leader.