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- Date
- 1896 – 1940
- Material
- leather; fabric; velvet; glass;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0183
- Description
- Black hard-sided leather box with a hinged lid held closed with a small silver clasp. The inside of the lid is lined with purple satin and has the manufacturer’s details printed in gold. The interior of the main body is lined with purple velvet and divided into three compartments that house three l…
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- Title
- Lens Case
- Date
- 1896 – 1940
- Material
- leather; fabric; velvet; glass;
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 13.9 x 20.2 cm
- Description
- Black hard-sided leather box with a hinged lid held closed with a small silver clasp. The inside of the lid is lined with purple satin and has the manufacturer’s details printed in gold. The interior of the main body is lined with purple velvet and divided into three compartments that house three lenses and an extra lens hood - all for Meyer Optik Görlitz cameras.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0183
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Camera Accessories
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- Date
- 1923 – 1940
- Material
- metal; glass; fabric;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0185 a,b
- Description
- Silver metal Kodak lens with mounting plate that includes a fold-up view finder [possibly for a Ciné-Kodak motion picture camera] with black velvet-lined lens caps and a black fabric-wrapped extension trigger for an unknown camera.
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- Title
- Camera Accessories
- Date
- 1923 – 1940
- Material
- metal; glass; fabric;
- Dimensions
- 4.2 x 4.1 x 9.6 cm
- Description
- Silver metal Kodak lens with mounting plate that includes a fold-up view finder [possibly for a Ciné-Kodak motion picture camera] with black velvet-lined lens caps and a black fabric-wrapped extension trigger for an unknown camera.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0185 a,b
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- Date
- 1890 – 1940
- Material
- leather; metal;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0186
- Description
- Pale brown leather back with a fold-over flap held closed with a buckle on the front of the bag and with metal loops on both short sides for a strap [missing] containing eight extra 4x5 slide magazines. Two magazines appear to be spare back pieces for the Curt Bentzin Gorlitz camera - one of which …
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- Title
- Slide Bag
- Date
- 1890 – 1940
- Material
- leather; metal;
- Dimensions
- 21.6 x 10.2 x 19.8 cm
- Description
- Pale brown leather back with a fold-over flap held closed with a buckle on the front of the bag and with metal loops on both short sides for a strap [missing] containing eight extra 4x5 slide magazines. Two magazines appear to be spare back pieces for the Curt Bentzin Gorlitz camera - one of which has a fold-out view finder.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0186
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- Date
- 1952 – 1952
- Material
- cardboard; paper; plastic; leather; metal;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0188
- Description
- View-Master Personal Stereo Camera leather carrying case in the original box - the case has never been used. The carrying case is made of tan-coloured leather and consists of two pieces that snap together with three small metal snaps - two on the bottom and one at the back. Also on the bottom is a …
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- Title
- Camera Case
- Date
- 1952 – 1952
- Material
- cardboard; paper; plastic; leather; metal;
- Dimensions
- 7.9 x 12.5 x 19.6 cm
- Description
- View-Master Personal Stereo Camera leather carrying case in the original box - the case has never been used. The carrying case is made of tan-coloured leather and consists of two pieces that snap together with three small metal snaps - two on the bottom and one at the back. Also on the bottom is a large silver metal screw that attaches the case to the camera. The interior of the case is stuffed with packing paper and has an extra tan strap rolled up in the middle - an additional black leather strap in a plastic sleeve is also included. The box consists of a patterned maroon body with a silver and green lid.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0188
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- Date
- 1946 – 1947
- Material
- cardboard; paper; metal; plastic;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0189 a,b
- Description
- View-Master 2D projector with its paper ephemera in the original box along with a box of View-Master colour slides in another box.The projector is brown metal with a small lens sticking out the front, a wide slot for the slides between the lens and the bulb, and a small housing with ventilation sla…
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- Title
- Projector
- Date
- 1946 – 1947
- Material
- cardboard; paper; metal; plastic;
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 16.7 x 22.6 cm
- Description
- View-Master 2D projector with its paper ephemera in the original box along with a box of View-Master colour slides in another box.The projector is brown metal with a small lens sticking out the front, a wide slot for the slides between the lens and the bulb, and a small housing with ventilation slats on top that can be removed to expose the light bulb and inner focussing lens. At the back of the projector is the brown power cord, a small white plastic power switch, and a metal screw attached to a rubber foot underneath that can be turned to adjust the height of the projector - attached to the screw is a paper price tag with a piece of string. Other items in the box with the projector are a user’s manual and various adverts for View-Master slides. The box has a deep black body and a white and silver lid. The box of View-Master slides contains 62 round slides in individual paper sleeves, a small green plastic-covered book on Alpine Wildflowers, and View-Master advertising pamphlets. The slides mostly pertain to tropical locations and National Parks throughout North America - all appear to have been purchased, rather than made by the Crosby family. The box has a black body and a shiny gold lid.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0189 a,b
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- Date
- 1950 – 1955
- Material
- leather; fabric; velvet; metal; glass;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0192 a,b
- Description
- Two Canon camera lenses in leather cases. The larger one is a f:3.5 135mm lens with lens caps on both ends in a brown leather carry case along with its 135mm viewfinder attachment. The leather case is lined with red velvet - the lens sits in the main body and in the lid is a false-bottom compartmen…
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- Title
- Camera Lenses
- Date
- 1950 – 1955
- Material
- leather; fabric; velvet; metal; glass;
- Dimensions
- 13.6 cm
- Description
- Two Canon camera lenses in leather cases. The larger one is a f:3.5 135mm lens with lens caps on both ends in a brown leather carry case along with its 135mm viewfinder attachment. The leather case is lined with red velvet - the lens sits in the main body and in the lid is a false-bottom compartment that houses the viewfinder - the cap hinges off on a short strip of leather and snaps closed. Looped through the leather carry strap is a long metal chain held closed with a clasp.The smaller one is a f:2.8 35mm lens with only one lens cap in a brown leather case along with a Braun f=38mm viewfinder attachment. The leather case is line with red velvet with indented cut-outs for the lens and the viewfinder in the main body - the lid hinges back on a small piece of leather and has a small clasp on the front.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0192 a,b
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- Date
- 1926 – 1934
- Material
- leather; metal; glass; fabric;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0194
- Description
- Black hard-sided leather folding Zeiss Ikon Nixe camera in a black leather carry case. The front panel of the camera folds down by pressing a small round button on the bottom of the camera [the bottom is noted by the presence of a threaded hole into which a tripod can be fitted], and remains proppe…
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- Title
- Zeiss Camera
- Date
- 1926 – 1934
- Material
- leather; metal; glass; fabric;
- Dimensions
- 21.6 x 5.5 x 12.6 cm
- Description
- Black hard-sided leather folding Zeiss Ikon Nixe camera in a black leather carry case. The front panel of the camera folds down by pressing a small round button on the bottom of the camera [the bottom is noted by the presence of a threaded hole into which a tripod can be fitted], and remains propped up with a rectangular silver metal foot with “Zeiss Ikon” embossed on it. The lens mount slides out on tracks the length of the panel with black paper bellows behind it - attached to the lens mount is a viewfinder in the top right corner, a metal wire frame that folds up to line up with another viewfinder on the top of the camera, and a black fabric-wrapped trigger. The back panel of the camera pops off by sliding a small silver metal clasp underneath the leather handle - a panel on the back can be slid down to reveal the exposure plate without removing the whole panel. The carry case is made of stiff dark leather and has a flap that folds over and clasps closed with a silver metal latch which clicks into a round metal base that can be locked. A long leather strap is fixed to both narrow sides and can be adjusted with a silver metal buckle. The “Zeiss Ikon” logo is embossed on the back.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0194
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Exposure Meter
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- Date
- 1940 – 1941
- Material
- plastic; metal; cardboard;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0195
- Description
- Black plastic hand-held exposure meter with a metal and plastic dial with a raised knob on the front below a depressed window where the exposure meter is. On the bottom of the meter just below the main dial is the exposed lip of the metal dial so that it can be rotated and a small round red plastic…
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- Title
- Exposure Meter
- Date
- 1940 – 1941
- Material
- plastic; metal; cardboard;
- Dimensions
- 5.2 x 7.2 x 9.2 cm
- Description
- Black plastic hand-held exposure meter with a metal and plastic dial with a raised knob on the front below a depressed window where the exposure meter is. On the bottom of the meter just below the main dial is the exposed lip of the metal dial so that it can be rotated and a small round red plastic button. On the back of the meter is a metal screw in the middle [possibly to allow access to the interior], manufacturer details, and a thin strip of fabric adhesive with F.L. Crosby’s address details typed on it in black. The cardboard box has a patterned brown and white lid that fits completely over a beige body and is lined with packing cardboard.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0195
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- Date
- 1957 – 1957
- Material
- cardboard; paper; leather; metal; plastic;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0196
- Description
- White plastic light meter with a central metal dial above a clear plastic window over the meter needle and a removable metal grate over the light-sensitive plate on top housed in a brown leather pouch with “SOLEPHOT” embossed in gold on the front. The leather pouch snaps closed over the top at the …
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- Title
- Light Meter
- Date
- 1957 – 1957
- Material
- cardboard; paper; leather; metal; plastic;
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 6.3 x 8.4 cm
- Description
- White plastic light meter with a central metal dial above a clear plastic window over the meter needle and a removable metal grate over the light-sensitive plate on top housed in a brown leather pouch with “SOLEPHOT” embossed in gold on the front. The leather pouch snaps closed over the top at the back and has a small opening in the bottom through which a gold metal chain is attached to the bottom of the meter. The meter is housed in its original cardboard box, which consists of a gold lid with “SOLAPHOT” printed in red on the lid that fits completely over the white body - also inside the box is the paper instruction manual.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0196
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- Date
- 1930 – 1939
- Material
- paper; string;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0208 a-c
- Description
- Three paper-wrapped packages of a dozen 1 11/16 x 4 3/16 cm Eastman Nitrate Films stacked and tied together with white string. Each box has a red and orange sticker on one side with details pertaining to the number, size, and kind of films inside [as well as a warning about keeping them away from h…
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- Title
- Film
- Date
- 1930 – 1939
- Material
- paper; string;
- Dimensions
- 4.6 x 6.0 x 12.1 cm
- Description
- Three paper-wrapped packages of a dozen 1 11/16 x 4 3/16 cm Eastman Nitrate Films stacked and tied together with white string. Each box has a red and orange sticker on one side with details pertaining to the number, size, and kind of films inside [as well as a warning about keeping them away from heat and flames], and on the opposite side have black stamps that read “DEVELOP BEFORE JUNE 1939.” Printed on the top of the top-most box is the manufacturer’s details.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0208 a-c
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