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Date
1950 – 1969
Material
leather; metal; glass; plastic; fabric; paper; wood
Catalogue Number
104.41.0104 a-g
Description
Brown hard-sided travel case with wood runners along the bottom, front, and back of the case, leather handles on both short sides and on the lid that are secured with metal brackets, metal corner brackets, and three metal clasps holding the hinged lid closed. Throughout the exterior are faded and t…
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Title
Projector Case
Date
1950 – 1969
Material
leather; metal; glass; plastic; fabric; paper; wood
Dimensions
37.7 x 24.2 x t69.4 cm
Description
Brown hard-sided travel case with wood runners along the bottom, front, and back of the case, leather handles on both short sides and on the lid that are secured with metal brackets, metal corner brackets, and three metal clasps holding the hinged lid closed. Throughout the exterior are faded and torn red and white “GLASS” and “FRAGILE” labels as well as a white Canadian Pacific label on the lid with a faded stamp with Morant’s details. There are also remnants of paper tags attached to the side handles by string.The interior of the case is lined in beige fabric and divided into three compartments. Contents include:b : (105.05.0023 a-h) A brown wooden Leica case that contains a matte grey Leitz slide projector, its manual, a power cord, and slide mount tools. Also inside the Leica box are more slide mount tools in a home-made patterned red pouch that snaps shut, a patterned red home-made foam support, and two alternate projector lenses wrapped in foam. c : An extra power cord housed in a red and white fabric bag.d : miscellaneous tools that include a wood spacer and a metal triangle with hooked tool attached together with a short chain.e : an alternate large lens for the projector housed in a grey wool sock.f : six glass filters mounted in metal frames - all six are tinted light blue, only one is square in shape, and one is wrapped in paper held shut with tape.g : two glass “CONDENSER”s housed in round blue and white “DUREX CELLULOSE TAPE” tins, one of which is stuck closed. There are red and white labels adhered to the lids with their sizes written in ink, possibly by Morant.
Subject
Nicholas Morant
photography
projector
magic lantern
Canadian Pacific Railway
Credit
Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
Catalogue Number
104.41.0104 a-g
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