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Accessories Box
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- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- cardboard; paper; plastic; leather; metal; glass;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0213
- Description
- Carboard Turtles Chocolates box with “LEICA STUFF” written on the lid in black marker. Inside the box are 11 adapter rings [made by Lecia, Kodak, and Enteco], a small rectangular Leica-Meter with a window showing a silver metal grid over a purple-blue filter [housed in a brown leather pouch], a Lei…
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- Title
- Accessories Box
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- cardboard; paper; plastic; leather; metal; glass;
- Dimensions
- 4.6 x 15.2 x 18.1 cm
- Description
- Carboard Turtles Chocolates box with “LEICA STUFF” written on the lid in black marker. Inside the box are 11 adapter rings [made by Lecia, Kodak, and Enteco], a small rectangular Leica-Meter with a window showing a silver metal grid over a purple-blue filter [housed in a brown leather pouch], a Leica-Meter camera attachment in its original red cardboard box, instruction manuals for the Leica-Meter attachment and the Leica M5, and an empty Kodak filter box. Some of the adapter rings are housed in cardboard Enteco or Kodak boxes while others are free-floating.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0213
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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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Bow Lake Boler
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- Date
- 2013
- Medium
- camera obscura on acid-free fibre paper
- Catalogue Number
- SmC.18.02
- Description
- Coloured image of boler interior. browns, greens and blues colour the walls with a projected image of the exterior surroundings. Two windows appear to show the exterior landscape. Landscape is a mountainous terrain with large body of water and some ever green trees. Interior furniture includes two …
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- Title
- Bow Lake Boler
- Date
- 2013
- Medium
- camera obscura on acid-free fibre paper
- Dimensions
- 121.92 x 152.4 cm
- Description
- Coloured image of boler interior. browns, greens and blues colour the walls with a projected image of the exterior surroundings. Two windows appear to show the exterior landscape. Landscape is a mountainous terrain with large body of water and some ever green trees. Interior furniture includes two benches, fold down table and box in bottom right corner. The table holds an unfolded map, some books and a mug. The reflected image on the walls is projected upside down because it is done using a camera obscura technique. This print belongs to the 76 Boler series. “Nearly true stories of a wandering 76 Boler”
- Subject
- mountains
- Bow Lake
- camera obscura
- boler
- Credit
- Gift of Colin Smith , Calgary , 2018
- Catalogue Number
- SmC.18.02
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- Date
- c. 1910
- Material
- leather; metal; glass; wood; plastic; textile
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0249
- Description
- Buster Brown box camera with brown leather handle. Solid structure with black textile covering made to resemble leather. The front of the camera has a hole that likely once held a lens. There are two smaller holes in the upper corner of the front, which contain small glass parts. There is also meta…
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- Title
- Box Camera
- Date
- c. 1910
- Material
- leather; metal; glass; wood; plastic; textile
- Dimensions
- 13.5 x 9.7 x 15.9 cm
- Description
- Buster Brown box camera with brown leather handle. Solid structure with black textile covering made to resemble leather. The front of the camera has a hole that likely once held a lens. There are two smaller holes in the upper corner of the front, which contain small glass parts. There is also metal hardware holding the front exterior panel to the structure. One side has a round hole with glass held by metal hardware, creating a viewfinder. There is also a metal winding mechanism, and a lever for the shutter release. The lever activates a mechanism that quickly uncovers and then re-covers the inner lens. The rear part of the camera has a small round, red-tinted window that would have shown the number for the section of film in position. At the top is a metal hinge that can be lifted to open the back panel, which comes down and is connected with a textile hinge. The top of the camera has a leather handle attached with metal pegs. The leather handle is worn, but you can see that it has been engraved by the manufacturer with the text: “No. 2A BUSTER BROWN”. There is also a viewfinder on the front corner. When the metal latch is opened, the rear panel opens and the interior cartridge can be seen. Pulling out the handle of the winding mechanism on the side of the camera releases the cartridge so that it can be removed. It’s a wooden box with a lens on the front and it has compartments for spools that hold the film. There is a spool in one side, but the other is empty. There are also two metal rollers that would hold the film in place. One side of the wooden cartridge is engraved with the following text: “MFD. BY”; “ANSCO COMPANY”; “BINGHAMTON, N.Y.”; “U.S.A.”; “PATENTED”; “JUNE 23 1903”; “SEPT. 20 1910”; “OTHER PAT. PENDING”; “FOR 6A OR 6B FILM”. Above the engraving is some handwriting in pencil that reads “6-A”; “2 1/2 x 4 1/2”. link to pdf of user manual: http://www.cameramanuals.org/agfa_ansco/ansco_buster_brown_camera.pdf
- Credit
- Gift of Don Harmon, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0249
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- Date
- 1915 – 1922
- Material
- wood; leatherette; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1202
- Description
- Black wood box covered in leatherette and metal hardware. Missing handle at the top, two view finders (standard on box cameras) one landscape and one portrait. Four visible aperture settings on the shutter. Two other holes in the top left of the front of the camera.
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- Title
- Box Camera
- Date
- 1915 – 1922
- Material
- wood; leatherette; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 16.5 x 12.5 x 17 cm
- Description
- Black wood box covered in leatherette and metal hardware. Missing handle at the top, two view finders (standard on box cameras) one landscape and one portrait. Four visible aperture settings on the shutter. Two other holes in the top left of the front of the camera.
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2017
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1202
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- Date
- 1949 – 1990
- Material
- metal; leather; glass;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0130
- Description
- A Linhof Technika 4x5 metal camera. The front panel folds down and has the option to extend beyond 90 degrees - the lens plate mount slides out on tracks and can be adjusted by two gears, extending the bellows. The camera has a Technika Xenar 1:4,5 / 150 lens mounted. The back of the camera also fo…
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- Title
- Camera
- Date
- 1949 – 1990
- Material
- metal; leather; glass;
- Dimensions
- 17.7 x 20.5 x 10.2 cm
- Description
- A Linhof Technika 4x5 metal camera. The front panel folds down and has the option to extend beyond 90 degrees - the lens plate mount slides out on tracks and can be adjusted by two gears, extending the bellows. The camera has a Technika Xenar 1:4,5 / 150 lens mounted. The back of the camera also folds down to show the exposure plate inside the main compartment - on the panel that folds down is some kind of leather hood and a depth of field table printed onto the panel. The main compartment of the camera has a leather handle on the left-hand side, a view-finder and mount for a flash on the right-hand side, another attachment mount and a circular level on the top, and a hole in the bottom where it can be fixed to a tripod - there is a second tripod mount in the front panel.
- Subject
- Nicholas Morant
- photography
- camera;
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0130
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- Date
- 1969 – 1975
- Material
- metal; plastic; glass;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0150
- Description
- An Asahi Pentax 6x7 camera fitted with “Super-Multi-Coated TAKUMAR” lens. The main body of the camera has four small round metal protrusions on the front where accessories such as a flash can be attached. There appears to still be a roll of film inside the camera.
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- Title
- Camera
- Date
- 1969 – 1975
- Material
- metal; plastic; glass;
- Dimensions
- 14.4 x 18.0 x 14.5 cm
- Description
- An Asahi Pentax 6x7 camera fitted with “Super-Multi-Coated TAKUMAR” lens. The main body of the camera has four small round metal protrusions on the front where accessories such as a flash can be attached. There appears to still be a roll of film inside the camera.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0150
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- Date
- c. 1930
- Material
- paper; plastic;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0246
- Description
- A small black plastic camera, Univex Model A, in its original box with information sheet. The box is bright orange with black text and stripes along the box. Front of the box has an illustration of the camera in the top middle, with text surrounding that reads “UNIVEX PICTURES MAKE” “BEAUTIFUL ENLA…
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- Title
- Camera
- Date
- c. 1930
- Material
- paper; plastic;
- Dimensions
- 6.6 x 9.1 x 5.0 cm
- Description
- A small black plastic camera, Univex Model A, in its original box with information sheet. The box is bright orange with black text and stripes along the box. Front of the box has an illustration of the camera in the top middle, with text surrounding that reads “UNIVEX PICTURES MAKE” “BEAUTIFUL ENLARGEMENTS”. Underneath the illustration in cursive text “Univex” and in regular text “A JEWEL OF A CAMERA” and in the bottom black stripe, “UNIVERSAL CAMERA CORPORATION” “MADE IN U.S.A.” “NEW YORK, N.Y.”. This is the same on the opposite side. Along the shorter side is more text “MODEL A” “Univex” “CAMERA”, a stamp that reads “UNIVERSAL CAMERA COMPANY HERMANT BLOG. TORONTO, — CANADA”, and “MADE IN U.S.A.” The top and bottom of the box just read “MODEL A” “Univex” “CAMERA”. Inside the box is a small information sheet with pricing of rolls for the camera, printing and developing. The camera is small with a long square lens, a metal wire range finder that lines up with the smaller range finder attached to the side of the camera. The shutter is one the side of the lens, fairly small. There is a metal knob to wind the film. The back of the camera features raised text, “Univex” “USE UNIVEX No 00 FILM ROLLS ONLY” in a square, a red circle with “MADE IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA”, “MODEL A CAMERA U.S. PAT. DES. 89.88 OTHER U.S. AND FOR’G’N PATSPOG” in a square, and “UNIVERSAL CAMERA CORPORATION NEW YORK, N.Y., U.S.A.”. The inside of the camera has a spot for film.
- Credit
- Gift of Don Harmon, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0246
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- Date
- prior to 1991
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0254
- Description
- An Eastman Kodak Co. Camera , found in an avalanche slope behind Mount Edith on June 15 1991. The camera looks burnt, it is completely grey and rusted, many pieces are broken. It is housed in a Ziploc bag which catches the rust and corroded metal. There is still a roll of film in the camera.
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- Title
- Camera
- Date
- prior to 1991
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Dimensions
- 6.8 x 11.5 x 5.1 cm
- Description
- An Eastman Kodak Co. Camera , found in an avalanche slope behind Mount Edith on June 15 1991. The camera looks burnt, it is completely grey and rusted, many pieces are broken. It is housed in a Ziploc bag which catches the rust and corroded metal. There is still a roll of film in the camera.
- Subject
- photography
- camera
- avalanche
- found item
- Mount Edith
- Credit
- Gift of Adrian Phillips, Calgary, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0254
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- Date
- 1976 – 1981
- Material
- metal; plastic; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0256
- Description
- A small-sized, black and silver mechanical camera by Agfa. The top of the camera features text that reads “tele” “AGFAMATIC 2008” “sensor”, on the right side is a large red button which release the shutter [this is a unique characteristic to Agfa cameras during this period] with a metal ring around…
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- Title
- Camera
- Date
- 1976 – 1981
- Material
- metal; plastic; glass
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 11.7 x 5.3 cm
- Description
- A small-sized, black and silver mechanical camera by Agfa. The top of the camera features text that reads “tele” “AGFAMATIC 2008” “sensor”, on the right side is a large red button which release the shutter [this is a unique characteristic to Agfa cameras during this period] with a metal ring around it, above the shutter release is two switches, one switch features symbols of a cloud and sun and the other switch features a small arrow when slide right it’ll point to “tele”. On the right side of the camera is a metal chain wrist strap. The back of the camera, where the viewfinder is, is narrow and features the viewfinder on the left side (on the silver part) and a clear window with to see into where the film is loaded with text that reads “AGFACOLOUR 110”. To load the camera there is another slide switch near the top of the back that release the panel. On the bottom of the camera is one slide switch that when slid to the left releases the silver part of the camera to reveal the viewfinder and allows the user to photograph. After each exposure the user slides the silver mechanism back into the black body of the camera [this is how the film advances]. The front of the camera features branding, from left to right the text reads “AGFAMATIC 2008” “tele pocket” “Agfa” in cursive font inside a diamond. When the camera is ready to use the front of the camera reveals the lens with white text that reads “COLOR AGNAR” and the viewfinder, on the back the viewfinder is useable.
- Subject
- film photography
- camera
- photography
- Whyte
- Whyte Home
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0256
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