Balance; Darkroom Scale
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; wood; paper; ink
- Catalogue Number
- 104.48.1011 a-n
- Description
- A Kodak Studio scale (a), in original box (b) with lid (c).The box is sandy-brown in colour. On the viewer-right face of the box there is a sticker containing the text: “ONE KODAK STUDIO SCALE” “SOLE IMPORTER INTO CANADA CANADIAN KODAK CO., LIMITED TORONTO” “MADE IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY EAST…
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- Title
- Balance; Darkroom Scale
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; wood; paper; ink
- Dimensions
- 11.0 x 11.0 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- A Kodak Studio scale (a), in original box (b) with lid (c).The box is sandy-brown in colour. On the viewer-right face of the box there is a sticker containing the text: “ONE KODAK STUDIO SCALE” “SOLE IMPORTER INTO CANADA CANADIAN KODAK CO., LIMITED TORONTO” “MADE IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY KOCHESTER, N.Y.” “Trade Mark Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.”“K P 4947D C-4016”There is a piece of paper glued to the inside of the box lid (c) that contains instructions for the user with the title: “IMPORTANT Balance the Scale Before Using”. The view-left side of the paper contains text in English, and the viewer-right side of the paper contains text in Spanish. The balance scale (a) is mounted on a rectangular, varnished wooden base (measuring 23.0 X 10.0 X 1.5 cm) and has three black, round plastic pads oriented in a triangular fashion on the bottom. The viewer-right side of the inner balance beam contains a semi-circle sticker with a black border and black text that reads: “SOLE IMPORTER INTO CANADA CANADIAN KODAK CO. LIMITED TORONTO”. There are two scale pans (d-e), each measuring 9.0 cm in diameter and containing a small, rounded handle with a hole drilled through the center.There are 6 metal weights (f-k) that have clearly come with the scale set, each engraved with their mass: “2 OZ.”, “1 OZ.”, “1/2 OZ”, “1/4 OZ.”, “50 GR.”, “50 GR.”. The weights are situated within a metal strip that is affixed to the bottom viewer-right side of the wood base. This metal strip contains the engraved text: “KODAK STUDIO SCALE FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC PURPOSES MADE BY EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y. U.S.A.” There are also three other weights (l-n) that were found within the box that do not seem to belong to the scale set, that are labeled “20” “30” “50” with blue ink.
- Subject
- Nicholas Morant
- darkroom
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.48.1011 a-n
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