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- Date
- 1969 – 1980
- Material
- plastic; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1111
- Description
- Camera, accesories and instruction booklets in a black case with metal hinges and clasp. The camera is a “POLAROID LAND CAMERA 360” with a flash, bellows and instructions printed on various parts of the camera. The case also contains empty film packs, instruction booklets, an electronic flash, a ch…
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- Title
- Camera
- Date
- 1969 – 1980
- Material
- plastic; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 11.8 x 27.0 x 38.7 cm
- Description
- Camera, accesories and instruction booklets in a black case with metal hinges and clasp. The camera is a “POLAROID LAND CAMERA 360” with a flash, bellows and instructions printed on various parts of the camera. The case also contains empty film packs, instruction booklets, an electronic flash, a charger for the flash unit, two batteries, and a “POLAROID CLOSE-UP KIT” in a white and grey plastic case. There is also a receipt and business card from “Super S Drugs Ltd.” The address on the card is “Head Office - 14th Street S. W. at 11th and 12th Avenues CALGARY 3, CANADA.”
- Subject
- photography
- Polaroid
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1111
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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
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- plastic, glass, metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1051
- Description
- Instantmatic with flash and bulbs in case; grey plastic body, colour black and white selection knob with manufacturer's name on face plate; fitted lens; viewfinder window top left corner; camera back release on bottom next to film advance knob; cloth strap;viewfinder eyepiece top left corner; frame…
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- Title
- Camera
- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- plastic, glass, metal
- Dimensions
- 22.3 x 9.6 x 13.4 cm
- Description
- Instantmatic with flash and bulbs in case; grey plastic body, colour black and white selection knob with manufacturer's name on face plate; fitted lens; viewfinder window top left corner; camera back release on bottom next to film advance knob; cloth strap;viewfinder eyepiece top left corner; frame number window in middle of back; 2 sockets for flash attachment; red button on top for shutter release; flash attachment - 2 brass prongs on bottom; reflective concave dish with bulb socket in centre; red button on back for releasing spent bulbs; screw for opening to insert batteries; 2 packages "Sylvania" flashbulbs; hard grey plastic case; depressions inside for flash and camera.
- Subject
- photography
- Credit
- Gift of Robert N. Smith, Canmore, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1051
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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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- Date
- 1969 – 1975
- Material
- metal; leather; plastic; fabric; paper; wood;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0169 a-d
- Description
- Black hard-sided travel case with silver metal brackets on the corners and, two metal clasps holding the hinged lid closed, a central slide lock [unlocked], metal loop attachments on both short sides [possibly for a carry strap], and a leather handle attached to the lid with metal loops. The exteri…
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- Title
- Camera Case
- Date
- 1969 – 1975
- Material
- metal; leather; plastic; fabric; paper; wood;
- Dimensions
- 25.2 x 19.7 x 33.5 cm
- Description
- Black hard-sided travel case with silver metal brackets on the corners and, two metal clasps holding the hinged lid closed, a central slide lock [unlocked], metal loop attachments on both short sides [possibly for a carry strap], and a leather handle attached to the lid with metal loops. The exterior of the case has the remnants of several different shipping labels [mostly on the front], a piece of masking tape along the right-hand side of the lid has “PENTAX 6x7” written in blue ink, and “FRAGILE” stenciled in white along the lid. The interior is lined in blue velvet - the body of the case is divided into two compartments and there are velvet-covered spacers in the larger compartment and in the lid to keep contents from shifting. Inside the case is a fabric camera strap still in its original plastic packaging, a wood and metal handle camera attachment in its original Asahi cardboard box [the box has several strips of masking tape throughout, none of which keep it closed], an Asahi Pentax lens hood in a black leather pouch, and a screw.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0169 a-d
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- Date
- 1962 – 1965
- Material
- leather; fabric; metal; glass; plastic;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0138
- Description
- A Mamiya twin reflex lens with a plastic lens cap housed in a leather case lined with red velvet. The lens has a solid metal mount where it fits into a camera. Both lenses are 1:4.5 f=18cm.The case has a leather hinged lid, leather brackets on both short sides where a strap could be attached, and i…
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- Title
- Camera Lens
- Date
- 1962 – 1965
- Material
- leather; fabric; metal; glass; plastic;
- Dimensions
- 11.0 x 8.5 x 13.5 cm
- Description
- A Mamiya twin reflex lens with a plastic lens cap housed in a leather case lined with red velvet. The lens has a solid metal mount where it fits into a camera. Both lenses are 1:4.5 f=18cm.The case has a leather hinged lid, leather brackets on both short sides where a strap could be attached, and is held closed with a snap on a leather tab.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0138
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Developer Tongs
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- Date
- prior to 1980
- Material
- wood;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0227
- Description
- Wooden printing tongs. Two pieces of flat wood slotted into a solid wood cylinder with enough give in the wood to allow the end of the tongs to touch. On one side of the tongs black text is printed, it reads “DEVELOPER — REXO PRINT TONGS” and a small logo for Burke & James Photo Supplies.
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- Title
- Developer Tongs
- Date
- prior to 1980
- Material
- wood;
- Dimensions
- 1.6 x 2.1 x 24.3 cm
- Description
- Wooden printing tongs. Two pieces of flat wood slotted into a solid wood cylinder with enough give in the wood to allow the end of the tongs to touch. On one side of the tongs black text is printed, it reads “DEVELOPER — REXO PRINT TONGS” and a small logo for Burke & James Photo Supplies.
- Credit
- Gift of L. A. E Duncan, Calgary, 1980
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0227
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Disposable Camera
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.41.1066
- Date
- prior to 1989
- Material
- synthetic, plastic; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1066
- Description
- A Fujicolor Quicksnap Flash disposable camera. A black plastic camera in a green, white, black and gold box. It has instructions for taking the photographs on the back. Battery and film removed for processing. Made in Japan.
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- Title
- Disposable Camera
- Date
- prior to 1989
- Material
- synthetic, plastic; paper
- Dimensions
- 12.7 x 5.7 cm
- Description
- A Fujicolor Quicksnap Flash disposable camera. A black plastic camera in a green, white, black and gold box. It has instructions for taking the photographs on the back. Battery and film removed for processing. Made in Japan.
- Subject
- photography
- Credit
- Gift of Phyllis H. Horpenuk, Banff, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1066
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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
- 1960 – 1980
- Material
- wood; plastic; metal; fabric; paper;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0151 a-k
- Description
- Black hard-sided travel case with corner brackets and reinforcing along all edges - hinged lid held closed with three metal clasps. Below the clasps on the front of the case is a wooden handle, from which hangs a wooden travel tag with Nicholas Morant’s address printed in red ink. Throughout the ex…
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- Title
- Equipment Case
- Date
- 1960 – 1980
- Material
- wood; plastic; metal; fabric; paper;
- Dimensions
- 28.6 x 57.2 x 38.5 cm
- Description
- Black hard-sided travel case with corner brackets and reinforcing along all edges - hinged lid held closed with three metal clasps. Below the clasps on the front of the case is a wooden handle, from which hangs a wooden travel tag with Nicholas Morant’s address printed in red ink. Throughout the exterior of the case are various travel stickers and labels, mostly faded and/or torn. The interior of the case is lined with patterned blue and white paper.Contents of the case include:B : two silver metal brackets most likely used to hold/mount a camera flash or light on a tripod - each housed in its own purple fabric bag with “Seagram’s” embroidered on them. Both brackets have small rectangular paper adhesives attached to them - one has “460” written in black ink and the other has “370” written in black ink. C : three metal clamps of various sizes - one housed in a red fabric bag.D : a tripod chain with three open hooks housed inside a metal Kodak developer can with a plastic lid - on the lid is a paper adhesive with “TRIPOD CHAIN” written in black ink.E : three power cords of various lengths - one has a paper adhesive tag that reads “GRAFLEX FLASH” in black ink.F : a flash handle and two alternative parts - all three are made from silver metal and have various plugs and black plastic pieces. G : coiled cables in a black and yellow cardboard box - on the lid is a paper adhesive label with “CABLES” written in black ink - “PHOTOEYE” is also written on the sides of the lid in black ink. H : coiled cables in a white and grey cardboard box - on side of the lid is a paper adhesive label with “TRIPPER” written in black in - “TRIPPER” is also written directly on the lid of the box in black.I : ballheads and screw boards in a beige cardboard box with two paper adhesive labels on the lid - one reads “BALLHEADS 1/4 SCREW BOARD” and the other has Nicholas Morant’s address.J : a handheld chalkboard sign with “MORANT” painted in yellow at the top - the remainder of the board is divided in two, the top section has “P” in the top left corner and the bottom section has “M” in the top left corner. K : handheld digital flash and accessories in a fitted Styrofoam box - taped to the outside of the lid is a “Braun 2000 VarioComputer” instruction manual in a plastic sleeve.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0151 a-k
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