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- Date
- 1920 – 1999
- Material
- leather; metal; fabric; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0088
- Description
- A travel case made from some hard light-weight black material (possibly metal) with a hinged lid that closes with metal latches on either side of a latched lock. Metal brackets on all of the corners and reinforcing along all edges - wooden runners along the bottom of the case horizontally. There is…
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- Title
- Camera Case
- Date
- 1920 – 1999
- Material
- leather; metal; fabric; paper
- Dimensions
- 36.2 x 34.4 x 16.5 cm
- Description
- A travel case made from some hard light-weight black material (possibly metal) with a hinged lid that closes with metal latches on either side of a latched lock. Metal brackets on all of the corners and reinforcing along all edges - wooden runners along the bottom of the case horizontally. There is a leather strap that clips into loops on the short sides of the box as well as a leather travel tag. Attached to the leather strap is a yellow Canadian Pacific Railway travel tag with a piece of string. Throughout the exterior are various travel labels, mostly torn. On the lid is a white rectangular “Canadian Pacific” label that reads “Nicholas Morant, Special Photographer Canadian Pacific Ltd. care CP Transport” in typed text and “Banff Alta” written in black ink above a scratched out typed “Victoria, B.C.” Also on the lid is a piece of masking tape with “LEICA & FILM & ACCESSORIES” written in blue ink possibly by Nick Morant. The interior is lined with beige fabric and both the main body and the interior of the lid are divided into two equal compartments. In one of the body compartments are wooden slats that most likely sit on supports inside each part to create additional compartments at the bottom of the case, but they are not in place. The compartments in the lid are held closed with small pieces of leather that snap onto the front panels which hinge down on strips of brown fabric tape. Inside the case and lid compartments are a Leica camera and various accessories,
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0088
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- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- leather; fabric; metal; glass; plastic; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0094 a-g
- Description
- Black leather hard-sided travel case with wooden runners along the bottom, brackets for a strap on both short sides, a hard leather/wooden handle on the lid (attached with metal loops), and a hinged lid with three clasps - the centre one of which has a keyhole. The exterior of the case has several …
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- Title
- Camera Case
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- leather; fabric; metal; glass; plastic; paper
- Dimensions
- 31.8 x 24.9 x 42.8 cm
- Description
- Black leather hard-sided travel case with wooden runners along the bottom, brackets for a strap on both short sides, a hard leather/wooden handle on the lid (attached with metal loops), and a hinged lid with three clasps - the centre one of which has a keyhole. The exterior of the case has several torn and scuffed travel labels and stickers, as well as various paper travel tags attached to the lid handle and side brackets with pieces of string. The interior of the case is divided into five separate compartments and is lined in purple velvet - the interior of the lid is also divided into two velvet-lined compartments held closed with hinged doors and leather tabs/snaps. The contents of the case have been divided into six categories:b : camera and alternate lenses. Includes a black and silver Graflex Speed camera with a lens mounted on rails that slides forward and back with soft leather bellows and a viewfinder on top and a leather handle on one side. There are also two alternate regular lenses (one in a blue cardboard box with “SCHNEIDER OPTIK KREUZNACH” embossed in silver on the lid, and the other in a red velvet bag) and an expandable bellows lens with a yellow-tinted lens. Also included is a metal gauge used to determine the camera’s F stop that mounts to the top of the camera, housed in a red box with “LEITZ Germany Entfernungsmesser ‘Fokos’” embossed in gold on the lid. c : flash accessories. Includes two shiny silver lens cones (one of which is housed in a black fabric bag), two different handles - one of which is possibly an extender - housed in separate blue corduroy bags, two bulb mounts that attach the handles to the cones/bulbs (one made of black plastic and the other of black and grey metal) housed in a leopard-print fabric bag, a collection of cords and plugs used to attach the flash to the camera (one of which is housed in a small dark blue velvet bag), and three flashbulbs - two of which are clear but different sizes and the third is blue. d : various filters. Includes a total of 18 different filters, usually yellow, as well as four alternate view finders. All lenses are housed in containers, including black and yellow plastic Kodak cases, a red metal first-aid kit tin, and brown leather pouches that snap closed. Six filters and a short black spiral cord is housed in a small black leather box with a lid that snaps closed.e : slide magazines. Two black Graflex slide magazines to hold 4x5 negatives, as well as an extra magazine back (with a leather strap and snap) in a paper sleeve.f : various manuals. Manuals for various camera equipment/camera settings, some of which were tucked into a brown leather envelope. g : miscellaneous tools. Includes a brown leather pouch that contains a small pocket mirror (in a decorative leather sleeve embossed with gold), nail clippers, and tweezers, a block of wood with a small hole in the centre and “Triple Camera Mount Accessory. Spacer for WA Lense” typed on a sticker on the side painted white, two metal hoops that are possibly also spacers (one of which is adhered to a circular piece of paper), various screws, two small screwdrivers with yellow handles, a yellow plastic pouch with five tiny screwdrivers, and a ballpoint pen.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0094 a-g
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- Date
- 1967 – 1990
- Material
- metal; plastic; fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0097
- Description
- Dull grey travel case with shiny metal corner brackets, reinforcements along the edges, handle on the lid, and two lockable clasps. A black label underneath the handle on the lid reads “ASAHI PENTAX 6x7 TAKUMAR 1:4 f=600mm ASAHI OPT. CO. JAPAN.” Attached to the handle is a brown leather travel tag …
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- Title
- Camera Case
- Date
- 1967 – 1990
- Material
- metal; plastic; fabric
- Dimensions
- 25.5 x 23.9 x 45.5 cm
- Description
- Dull grey travel case with shiny metal corner brackets, reinforcements along the edges, handle on the lid, and two lockable clasps. A black label underneath the handle on the lid reads “ASAHI PENTAX 6x7 TAKUMAR 1:4 f=600mm ASAHI OPT. CO. JAPAN.” Attached to the handle is a brown leather travel tag with a clear plastic window - visible through the window is a white card that reads “N Morant Special Photographer Public Relations and Advertising Canadian Pacific Banff, Alberta.”The interior of the case is lined with red velvet and consists of different-shaped supports throughout the main body and inside the lid. Case most likely used to house Pentax camera bodies and lenses.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0097
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Camera Lens Case
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- Date
- 1920 – 1999
- Material
- leather; metal; plastic; foam; fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0083 a-c
- Description
- Black hard leather carry case with silver corner protectors and tarnished silver buckles and lock. The exterior of the case has remnants of shipping labels (and possibly other stickers) as well as painted red squares (approx. 7.5x6.5 cm) throughout the front and side panels - remnants of some large…
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- Title
- Camera Lens Case
- Date
- 1920 – 1999
- Material
- leather; metal; plastic; foam; fabric
- Dimensions
- 27.0 x 35.8 x 62.8 cm
- Description
- Black hard leather carry case with silver corner protectors and tarnished silver buckles and lock. The exterior of the case has remnants of shipping labels (and possibly other stickers) as well as painted red squares (approx. 7.5x6.5 cm) throughout the front and side panels - remnants of some large red label remains on the lid. The side opposite the handle has 2 (two) parallel pieces of wood nailed on horizontally. The handle is wrapped entirely in black electrical tape, leaving the metal hoops exposed - hanging from both metal hoops are the strings and tops of various “CP Rail” shipping tags, as well as a large tag reading “MORANT COLLECTION J-8 ‘Long Takumar Lens for 6x7 work, 600 mm’ 1 of 2” written on it in black ink and attached with a plastic loop.The interior of the case is lined with black paper and contains several pieces of thick white foam along the sides and bottom. Also inside the case is a dual-sided weight that looks homemade, possibly filled with sand, as well as a purple Crown Royal bag containing several small pieces of photography equipment and tools. A manufacturer label inside the lid reads “G.R. TAYLOR LTD. TRUNKS AND SAMPLE CASES WINNIPEG” - no information about the manufacturer found online.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0083 a-c
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Camera Lens Case
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- Date
- 1940 – 1980
- Material
- leather; wood; metal; glass; plastic; fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0092 a-f
- Description
- Black hard-sided leather case with a hinged lid and a single central locking latch, unlocked with no key. A leather carry strap is attached to the short sides of the case with metal hooks - the strap is wrapped around the leather handle on the lid of the case, also attached with metal loops. Attach…
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- Title
- Camera Lens Case
- Date
- 1940 – 1980
- Material
- leather; wood; metal; glass; plastic; fabric
- Dimensions
- 17.8 x 8.3 x 34.5 cm
- Description
- Black hard-sided leather case with a hinged lid and a single central locking latch, unlocked with no key. A leather carry strap is attached to the short sides of the case with metal hooks - the strap is wrapped around the leather handle on the lid of the case, also attached with metal loops. Attached with string to the metal loops of the handle are a leather travel name tag (on a piece of orange paper is printed “NICHOLAS MORANT BOX 1288 BANFF, ALBERTA CANADA”) and the remnants of a Canadian Pacific paper tag. The exterior of the case has a collection of travel stickers and labels, mostly worn and torn - some still legible are from Whitehouse (Yukon), Waterloo (Ontario), Anchorage (Alaska), and St. John’s (Newfoundland).The interior of the box is lined with dark purple velvet and the main body compartment is divided into two compartments, one larger than the other.Inside in the case are two black Dallmeyer (London) lenses, both have tubes and caps that fit over the ends. The larger one is inside a small black box lined with purple velvet and the smaller one is in a leopard-print drawstring bag. Also in the case are two larger filters, one yellow and one red, in their own individual red velvet bags, a small yellow filter inside a black and yellow plastic “KODAK” box, and a metal base covered in green felt on one side and black felt on the other.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0092 a-f
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- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0131 a,b
- Description
- Two metal pieces with a Canadian Pacific Railway travel tag with “LEICA TANDEM THALHMER TOP” written in black ink on one side, probably by Morant. The pieces could be part of a mount used to connect two different cameras together.
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- Title
- Camera Mount
- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- metal; paper
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 12.5 x 14.5 cm
- Description
- Two metal pieces with a Canadian Pacific Railway travel tag with “LEICA TANDEM THALHMER TOP” written in black ink on one side, probably by Morant. The pieces could be part of a mount used to connect two different cameras together.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0131 a,b
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- Date
- 1995
- Material
- leather; metal; wood; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0081 a-d
- Description
- Case: Manufacturer label on inside of lid reads G.R. TAYLOR LTD. TRUNKS & SAMPLE CASES WINNIPEG. No manufacturer details available online. Case is triangular in shape with a central carrying handle and metal clasps located along the narrow upper edge - one side of the case folds down. Padded suppor…
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- Title
- Camera Tripod
- Date
- 1995
- Material
- leather; metal; wood; plastic
- Dimensions
- 28.3 x 28.6 x 138.5 cm
- Description
- Case: Manufacturer label on inside of lid reads G.R. TAYLOR LTD. TRUNKS & SAMPLE CASES WINNIPEG. No manufacturer details available online. Case is triangular in shape with a central carrying handle and metal clasps located along the narrow upper edge - one side of the case folds down. Padded supports and buckled leather straps located inside to keep the tripod in place - straps not done up at time of processing. NICHOLAS MORANT written in white along the narrow top edge on either side of carrying handle, TR1 written in yellow paint in the top left end of narrow edge and in top right corner of opening side, the torn remains on a Canadian Pacific Railway label remains on the side that does not open. Tripod: Manufacturer mark on metal support below the camera support base reads [D]INEMA EQUIPMENT CO. No manufacturer details available online. Tripod dimensions are 124.1x14.7x14.7 cm. The legs of the tripod are wood, with metal spikes at the bottoms, metal brackets, and a metal camera support rig [possibly cast iron]. The legs are held together with a buckled strip of leather at the bottom. Also in the case is a metal pole with a black plastic handle that can screw into the camera support base for use as a controller and a plastic zip-lock baggie containing a length of chain with 4 metal clasps throughout 286.0 cm in length.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0081 a-d
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Commemorative Plate
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- Date
- 1981 – 1981
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1195 a-b
- Description
- a. A silver plate with “To Nicholas “Nick” Morant from his CPR friends June 1st, 1981” engraved on the front and “14145 ELKINGTON & CO A.T. WILEY COY LIMITED MONTREAL” engraved on the back.b. dark brown rag to clean plate.
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- Title
- Commemorative Plate
- Date
- 1981 – 1981
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.6 x 26.2 cm
- Description
- a. A silver plate with “To Nicholas “Nick” Morant from his CPR friends June 1st, 1981” engraved on the front and “14145 ELKINGTON & CO A.T. WILEY COY LIMITED MONTREAL” engraved on the back.b. dark brown rag to clean plate.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1195 a-b
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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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- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- leather; metal; wood; glass; paper; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0102 a-h
- Description
- Hard-sided black travel case with metal corner brackets, reinforcements along all edges, metal loops on both short sides with a remnant of a leather strap attached to the right-hand loop, a leather handle attached to the lid with metal brackets, wooden runners on the bottom and front of the case, a…
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- Title
- Equipment Case
- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- leather; metal; wood; glass; paper; plastic
- Dimensions
- 93.4 x 25.5 x 41.8 cm
- Description
- Hard-sided black travel case with metal corner brackets, reinforcements along all edges, metal loops on both short sides with a remnant of a leather strap attached to the right-hand loop, a leather handle attached to the lid with metal brackets, wooden runners on the bottom and front of the case, and three metal clasps - the centre one of which has a keyhole. Attached to the handle on the lid is a leather travel tag with a clear plastic window through which Morant’s Canadian Pacific details are visible.The interior of the case lined with beige fabric and is divided into five compartments in the main body (in addition there are two inserts, one a box the other a panel, that sit on supports) and three compartments in the lid. Two of the lid compartments have aluminum foil lining the backs.Contents of the case include:b : thirteen film magazines, some of which are wrapped in paper. c : two Spiralite and two Kodak lenses - the Spiralite ones are housed in leather pouches and one of the Kodak ones is housed in the original yellow “Kodak Pola-Screen” cardboard box.d : three Technika lenses housed in fabric bags - one is a deep blue velvet bag with a gold drawstring, one is a blue-green bag with red cord trim that snaps closed, and one is a patterned red structured fabric box with metal clasps.e : miscellaneous tools and includes fold-out magnifying glasses in leather envelopes, remote triggers, wooden spacers, pliers, micro screwdrivers, a timer attachment in a small leather case, a pen flashlight, and a small flat-headed screwdriver.f : assorted papers and manuals - also includes “Photographic Authorization” forms for use of Morant’s photographs.h : four lens hoods. Two are housed in fabric bags, one a purple Crown Royal bag and one in a red and blue bag. g : various filters - most are Kodak and housed in their original paper/cardboard boxes/sleeves and most have their identifier written on the box possibly by Morant.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0102 a-h
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