Contact Print Frame
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood; glass; metal; felt
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0228 a-c
- Description
- A pair of three contact printing frames of various sizes. a) 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…
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- Title
- Contact Print Frame
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood; glass; metal; felt
- Dimensions
- 17.6 x 11.9 x 2.1 cm
- Description
- A pair of three contact printing frames of various sizes. a) 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 3 1/4 x 5 1/3 NEGATIVES” “EASTMAN KODAK CO., ROCHESTER, N.Y. MADE IN U.S.A.”b) A darker wooden contact printing, wood frame with insert back that is hinged off center with a strip of black tape(?) ran across the hinge. 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 KODAK CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y.” “FLEXO MADE IN U.S.A. FOR 4 X 5 PLATES.” 15.4 x 12.8 x 1.9 cm.c) A larger wooden contact printing, wood frame with insert back that is hinged off center with a strip of black tape. There is white felt on the internal side facing the glass plate (which is missing). Back held in by metal clips which slide under a lip provided in frame. At the top is a small loop for possible hanging. 21.4 x 15.0 x 1.8 cm.
- Credit
- Gift of L. A. E Duncan, Calgary, 1980
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0228 a-c
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