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- Date
- 1908 – 1908
- Material
- cardboard;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0202
- Description
- Empty cardboard box of Kokak Solio Toning and Fixing Powder cartridges with manufacturer and product details printed throughout the white box in red and black. Toning powders were chemical compounds designed to react with the emulsion layers of positive photographs that altered the tone (or colour)…
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- Title
- Solio Powder
- Date
- 1908 – 1908
- Material
- cardboard;
- Dimensions
- 2.2 x 10.2 x 8.8 cm
- Description
- Empty cardboard box of Kokak Solio Toning and Fixing Powder cartridges with manufacturer and product details printed throughout the white box in red and black. Toning powders were chemical compounds designed to react with the emulsion layers of positive photographs that altered the tone (or colour) of the image, usually turning a standard black-and-white image into warmer shades of red, brown, and/or purple - sepia is a very common tone. Additionally, toning powders could be combined with a fixing agent that stabilized the emulsion layer to prevent it breaking down or fading, flaking off, or otherwise ruining the image as it set.
- Subject
- Crosby family
- Abegweit
- photography
- photographic equipment
- chemicals
- photograph development
- Kodak;
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0202
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- Date
- 1930 – 1980
- Material
- leather; metal; wood; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0093 a-h
- Description
- Hard-sided black carry case with a hinged lid and unlined wooden interior. All corners are capped with metal, mostly rusted - three metal latches are also extensively rusted (the centre one is a lock latch). Running along the length of the lid and the bottom of the case are two parallel wooden runn…
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- Title
- Film Case
- Date
- 1930 – 1980
- Material
- leather; metal; wood; paper
- Dimensions
- 22.3 x 21.2 x 62.4 cm
- Description
- Hard-sided black carry case with a hinged lid and unlined wooden interior. All corners are capped with metal, mostly rusted - three metal latches are also extensively rusted (the centre one is a lock latch). Running along the length of the lid and the bottom of the case are two parallel wooden runners. Also on the lid is a hard leather handle attached to the lid with metal loops - attached to both handle loops are several remnants of paper tags and a leather travel tag with a clear plastic window. Visible through the window is a stained paper tag that reads “N Morant Special Photographer Public Relations and Advertising Canadian Pacific Banff, Alberta.” Inside the lid is a “NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA Exposed Negative” card depicting a woman in a pale green bikini. Drawn on the inside of the lid in black, yellow, and red is a caricature of a face with a thought bubble that reads “AUNT MARTHA LIKES THIS ONE.” The exterior of the case is covered in faded and torn travel stickers and labels, there is also “D7” spray painted in yellow on the lid under the handle, on both short sides, and on the back. Inside the case are three black “KODAK HARD RUBBER TANK 4x5” containers. In one tank are two cardboard boxes - one is green and contains an Eastman timer and the other is a yellow “EASTMAN THERMOMETER” box with the thermometer inside. The second tank contains two circular metal supports for developing rolls of film negatives, a white metal Kodak film canister (empty), and a blue cardboard box with another metal film processor inside. The third tank contains a cylindrical container that has something inside of it, but it does not open.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0093 a-h
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Photographic Enlarger
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.41.0109
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- metal; paper; cardboard
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0109
- Description
- “EXPOSURE METER BRACKET A for KODAK Precision ENLARGER” in original two-part grey cardboard box. There are several strips of masking tape along the edges of the box lid, as well as a small piece of paper adhered to one side that has “ENLARGER METER HOLDER” hand-written on the side in black ink, mos…
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- Title
- Photographic Enlarger
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- metal; paper; cardboard
- Dimensions
- 7.2 x 11.7 x 15.2 cm
- Description
- “EXPOSURE METER BRACKET A for KODAK Precision ENLARGER” in original two-part grey cardboard box. There are several strips of masking tape along the edges of the box lid, as well as a small piece of paper adhered to one side that has “ENLARGER METER HOLDER” hand-written on the side in black ink, most likely by Morant. The bracket consists of a frame with two circular openings with a matching frame that slides back and forth. One side of the enlarger has a triangular frame that holds a mirror at a 45 degree angle.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0109
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Auto Transformer
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.41.0110
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0110
- Description
- Rectangular metal box with rubber knobs on the bottom to keep it off of tabletops, a 0-100 dial, pale yellow circular button, and red light on the top, and four different plugs across the two short sides - one side has one and the other has three. There is a circular hole in the bottom that allows …
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- Title
- Auto Transformer
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Dimensions
- 13.5 x 15.1 x 12.6 cm
- Description
- Rectangular metal box with rubber knobs on the bottom to keep it off of tabletops, a 0-100 dial, pale yellow circular button, and red light on the top, and four different plugs across the two short sides - one side has one and the other has three. There is a circular hole in the bottom that allows some limited access to the interior, possibly a vent. Variable Autotransformers are used to control electrical voltage, power, and current so as to provide a safe and steady electrical feed to a device.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0110
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Magnifying Glass
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.38.0019
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- metal; glass; plastic; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.38.0019
- Description
- Articulated magnifying glass with a black plastic base mounted on a piece of wood.
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- Title
- Magnifying Glass
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- metal; glass; plastic; wood
- Dimensions
- 50.0 x 11.5 x 17.8 cm
- Description
- Articulated magnifying glass with a black plastic base mounted on a piece of wood.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.38.0019
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Colour Filters
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.41.0112
- Date
- 1975 – 1989
- Material
- plastic; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0112
- Description
- One dark purple and clear yellow plastic box containing five different coloured filters, instruction manual, and a red fabric cloth. The lid is attached to the body of the box with a strip of clear tape.DuPont de Nemours, Inc. developed various chemicals and polymers throughout the 19th and 20th ce…
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- Title
- Colour Filters
- Date
- 1975 – 1989
- Material
- plastic; paper
- Dimensions
- 8.2 x 5.3 x 7.3 cm
- Description
- One dark purple and clear yellow plastic box containing five different coloured filters, instruction manual, and a red fabric cloth. The lid is attached to the body of the box with a strip of clear tape.DuPont de Nemours, Inc. developed various chemicals and polymers throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. The box contains “plastic FILTERS for VARIGAM PAPER” used during the development of photographs. Each filter is numbered 1-10, but 5 are missing leaving only 1, 3, 5, 7, and 10.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0112
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- Date
- 1960 – 1980
- Material
- metal; plastic; paper; glass;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0119 a-g
- Description
- Rectangular shiny silver metal box with a lift-off lid. Contents of the box include two glass vignettes with edges wrapped in pale brown binding tape [one has a small tab on one side], a yellow-tinted “KODAK SERIES VI ADAPTER RING” mounted in metal, a circular black plastic “CRAFTMEN’S GUILD PICTOR…
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- Title
- Equipment Box
- Date
- 1960 – 1980
- Material
- metal; plastic; paper; glass;
- Dimensions
- 5.1 x 11.7 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- Rectangular shiny silver metal box with a lift-off lid. Contents of the box include two glass vignettes with edges wrapped in pale brown binding tape [one has a small tab on one side], a yellow-tinted “KODAK SERIES VI ADAPTER RING” mounted in metal, a circular black plastic “CRAFTMEN’S GUILD PICTORAL CONTROL” fixture with a clear central hole, a thin grey cardboard Kodak box with a strip of paper adhesive tape wrapped around the box holding the lid closed that has “2 1/4 x 3 1/4 Glasses for A - Assembly Enlarger” in blue ink [most likely written by Morant], a second thin Kodak cardboard box with a paper adhesive tape on the lid that has “MASKS for PRECISION A” written in black ink [probably by Morant] that contains wax paper envelopes of coloured celluloid masks, and a paper Canadian Pacific Railway envelope that contains wax paper envelopes of coloured celluloid masks.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0119 a-g
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Enlarger Holder
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.41.0127
- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- cardboard;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0127
- Description
- A box containing a 4x5 enlarger holder, as identified in black ink written on one short end of the cardboard box. The box’s original paper adhesive holding it closed has been cut, but a piece of yellow tape has been placed horizontally over the opening, keeping it closed.
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- Title
- Enlarger Holder
- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- cardboard;
- Dimensions
- 1.6 x 5.5 x 21.5 cm
- Description
- A box containing a 4x5 enlarger holder, as identified in black ink written on one short end of the cardboard box. The box’s original paper adhesive holding it closed has been cut, but a piece of yellow tape has been placed horizontally over the opening, keeping it closed.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0127
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Texture Screen
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.41.0133
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- paper; plastic;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0133
- Description
- Various different texture screens made by Agfa, Jack Powell, and Halie (Czech Republic) housed in individual paper envelopes. Texture screens were used during the photograph development process where the emulsion would be laid directly onto the screen (which is made of thin patterned plastic) to tr…
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- Title
- Texture Screen
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- paper; plastic;
- Dimensions
- 3.3 x 29.0 x 37.5 cm
- Description
- Various different texture screens made by Agfa, Jack Powell, and Halie (Czech Republic) housed in individual paper envelopes. Texture screens were used during the photograph development process where the emulsion would be laid directly onto the screen (which is made of thin patterned plastic) to transfer the pattern directly into the emulsion layer - most often used for advertisements.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0133
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Mounting Tissue
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.41.0135
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- paper; cardboard
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0135
- Description
- One cardboard box of Kodak Dry Mounting Tissue, used to bind a print to a mounting surface such as a board by using a hot press. According to the instructions on the box, a sheet of tissue is to be trimmed to match the size of the print and then placed into a dry mounting heat press with the tissue…
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- Title
- Mounting Tissue
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- paper; cardboard
- Dimensions
- 1.8 x 21.6 x 26.8 cm
- Description
- One cardboard box of Kodak Dry Mounting Tissue, used to bind a print to a mounting surface such as a board by using a hot press. According to the instructions on the box, a sheet of tissue is to be trimmed to match the size of the print and then placed into a dry mounting heat press with the tissue between the print and the surface it is being mounted to. Once in place, the hot press applies heat and pressure, fusing the print to the mount without the use of liquid adhesives, which might create rippling.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0135
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