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- OBJECT TYPE
- POLARIZING
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2010.0569.001
- MANUFACTURER
- HCE
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Japan
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal ring; glass filter
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
- N/A
- Thickness
- 1.0 cm
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- 5.2 cm
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Photography
- Category
- Still camera accessories
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- HCE
- Country
- Japan
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Early 1970s until at least 1980
- Canada
-
This filter was used with Mr. Corby's Pentacon Praktica Super TL camera. The camera was bought by John Corby, former curator of Industrial Technology at NMST. It was purchased circa 1969 to be used at Mr. Corby's job as curator and was used to photograph most of the images in CSTM's John Corby photographic collection (e.g. Angus Shops, Chesterville Station). - Function
-
Used over a camera lens to remove or reduce reflections from non-metallic surfaces. Also darkens blue skies while increasing colour saturation. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "HCE 49MM POLARIZER JAPAN"
- Missing
- Appears complete
- Finish
- Black metal with white writing and tinted glass
- Decoration
- N/A
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