- Date
- prior to 1977
- Material
- wood; metal; glass; felt
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0268 a,b
- Description
- A set of two wooden contact printing frames. a) The frame is wooden all the way around with two metal handles on the short side and long side, with black strips of metal that wrap around the handle and are inside the frame, which can be moved. On the back of the frame is an insert back that is hing…
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- Title
- Contact Frame
- Date
- prior to 1977
- Material
- wood; metal; glass; felt
- Dimensions
- 21.5 x 16.5 x 2.0 cm
- Description
- A set of two wooden contact printing frames. a) The frame is wooden all the way around with two metal handles on the short side and long side, with black strips of metal that wrap around the handle and are inside the frame, which can be moved. On the back of the frame is an insert back that is hinged off center. There is grey felt on the internal side facing the glass plate, where the two strips of black metal are visible alongside two other strips of black metal in the corner of one side fixed in an L shape, each strip has a small piece of measuring tape(?). Back held in by metal clips which slide under a lip provided in frame. On the back of the frame is stamped text that reads “KODAK AUTO. MASK PRINTING FRAME” “FOR NEGATIVES” “4 X 5 3 1/4 X 5 1/2 AND SMALLER” “MADE IN U.S.A. BY” “EASTMAN KODAK CO.” “ROCHESTER, N.Y.” “T.M. REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.” There is a silver sticker with writing, “SOLE IMPORTER INTO CANADA” “CANADIAN” “KODAK CO., LIMITED” “TORONTO”. b) A wooden contact printing frame: wood frame with insert back that is hinged off center. There is white felt on the internal side facing the glass plate. Back held in by metal clips which slide under a lip provided in frame. Stamped on the back in black text which reads “EASTMAN PRINTING FRAME” “FOR 5 X 7 NEGATIVES” “EASTMAN KODAK CO., ROCHESTER, N.Y. MADE IN U.S.A.” On both long sides of the frame, back and front, are black foam strips. 20.1 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1977
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0268 a,b
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- Date
- prior to 1977
- Material
- cardboard; metal; glass; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0270 a,b
- Description
- A black Kodak printing frame with it’s original packaging. a) A bright yellow box with some labeling and text. The front of the box features “Kodacraft” is a red block print with “PRINTING FRAME” underneath in a square with a shadowed red border. The rest of the text on the front (in the bottom thi…
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- Title
- Printing Frame
- Date
- prior to 1977
- Material
- cardboard; metal; glass; plastic
- Dimensions
- 11.7 x 15.2 cm
- Description
- A black Kodak printing frame with it’s original packaging. a) A bright yellow box with some labeling and text. The front of the box features “Kodacraft” is a red block print with “PRINTING FRAME” underneath in a square with a shadowed red border. The rest of the text on the front (in the bottom third) reads “Easy, positive corner loading” “Set of 3 masks for nine negative sizes” “Handles paper up to 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 - inch Christmas-card size” “MADE IN ROCHESTER, N.Y., U.S.A. BY EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY TRADE MARK REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.” There is a small yellow sticker on the bottom left side of the front which reads “SOLE IMPORTER INTO CANADA” “CANADIAN KODAK CO., LIMITED” “TORONTO”. On the two sides that open text reads “Kodacraft” (in the same red block print on the front) “PRINTING FRAME”. On the back of the box is more text, mostly information and instructional and a black and white photo of the printing frame. b) A black printing frame wrapped in cardboard packaging. On side is a simple black frame with a glass panel which shows various red print masks of different sizes, exposes some of the cream coloured background. On the other side are two legs on one end and an other spring loaded latch. There is some text etched into the back, “KODACRAFT PRINTING FRAME” “4 1/4” X 5 1/2”” “MADE IN ROCHESTER, N.Y. U.S.A. BY” “EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY” and there is a silver sticker that reads “SOLE IMPORTER INTO CANADA” “CANADIAN” “KODAK CO., LIMITED” “TORONTO”. When the spring latch is released there is a bright yellow slip of paper with text inside a shadowed red border that reads “Kodacraft Printing Frame” “and” “Kodacraft Printing Mask Set” “including” “Masks for all popular negative sizes obtained with the following films:” “620 120 616 116 127 828 135”. On the bottom of the paper “EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY” “MADE IN ROCHESTER, N.Y., U.S.A. TRADE MARK REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.” Behind the paper is the red print masks. 15.0 x 11.4 x 2.7 cm.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1977
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0270 a,b
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