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Date
prior to 1977
Material
leather; metal; plastic; fibre
Catalogue Number
104.41.0265 a-d
Description
A folding safelight/lantern in a slim brown leather case.a) A slim brown leather case with a lid that wraps around the front of the case with a silver clasp in the middle. The interior of the case is lined with a white felt and a felt wrapped board to separate items in the case. b - c) Two black me…
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Title
Candle Lamp
Date
prior to 1977
Material
leather; metal; plastic; fibre
Dimensions
14.3 x 27.0 x 4.3 cm
Description
A folding safelight/lantern in a slim brown leather case.a) A slim brown leather case with a lid that wraps around the front of the case with a silver clasp in the middle. The interior of the case is lined with a white felt and a felt wrapped board to separate items in the case. b - c) Two black metal pieces irregular quadrilateral shapes, a stand and lid for the lantern. b) has a circle cut-out on one side (the top) and the other side there is a border around the middle - like a trench, and fits like a lid on top of the lantern screen. Along the edges of the bottom piece (c) there is a thin slot for the lantern screen to be placed. c) has a circle cut-out with a cylindrical piece sticking up on the inside. On the bottom of this piece are some narrow legs along each side and a square in the middle. b) 1.0 x 11.9 x 11.9 cm. c) 1.9 X 12.1 X 12.2 cm.e) A red lantern screen, that can be folded. On either end of the screen is black metal to stand on the metal pieces (b-c). One side features three metal snaps equally apart. The interior of the screen is black. Dimensions when folded: 25.7 x 13.0 x 0.9 cm.
Subject
photography accessory
photography
lantern
safelight
Moore
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1977
Catalogue Number
104.41.0265 a-d
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