General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL BODY; GLASS FILTER AND LAMP; SYNTHETIC CORD/.2 GLASS FILTER

Dimensions

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

Length

36.0 cm

Width

27.0 cm

Height

14.0 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

Kodak

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Rochester

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY USED IN THE 1950S AND 1960S

Canada

PART OF A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT FROM THE ESTATE OF WILFRED HAROLD OLSON, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF DOMINION WIDE PHOTOGRAPHY LTD., OTTAWA (1952-1995). MR. OLSON WAS A PHOTOGRAPHER FOR MANY YEARS AND HIS STUDIO DID WORK FOR BOTH THE OTTAWA JOURNAL AND THE CBC.

Function

USED TO PROVIDE ILLUMINATION IN A DARKROOM WHEN DOING FILM DEVELOPING WITHOUT DAMAGING THE FILM IMAGE BY BLOCKING OUT CERTAIN COLOURS.

Technical

TYPE SAMPLE

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 LABELS ON OUTSIDE READ IN PART: '200 VOLTS/ OR LESS/ Kodak Utility Safelight Lamp/ MODEL C/ For indirect ceiling illumination:.../ For direct illumination:.../ EASTMAN KODAK COM[?]/ MADE IN ROCHESTER, N.Y., U.S.''SOLE IMPORTER INTO CANADA/ CANADIAN/ KODAK CO. LIMITED/ TORONTO/ C.S.A. APPROVAL NO. 1759'/ STAMPED IN LAMP: 'CSA LR397691 30V 25W KOREA'/.2 &.3 PRINTED ON GLASS: 'SAFELIGHT Kodak FILTER/ WRATTEN/ Series OA'

Missing

HANGING CHAIN ON ONE SIDE

Finish

.1 TOP: MATTE GREY TEXTURED FINISH ON OUTSIDE;WHITE MATTE INTERIOR; BLACK FRAME FOR FILTER/.2 &.3 YELLOW STRIP AROUND OUTSIDE EDGE; YELLOW TINTED SURFACE

Decoration

N/A