- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- glass; paper; ink
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1129 a-c
- Description
- Kodak 3-inch square Wratten filter with original box.(a) The original box consists of a top (lid) and a bottom. The top of the yellow coloured box is square and measures 8.2cm x 8.2cm, which is slightly larger than the 3-inch filter allowing the box to safely store the object. The face of the lid c…
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- Title
- Filter
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- glass; paper; ink
- Dimensions
- (a) 1.9; (b) 1.7; (c) 0.425 x (a) 8.3; (b) 8.0; (c) 7.6 x (a) 8.3; (b) 8.0; (c) 7.6 cm
- Description
- Kodak 3-inch square Wratten filter with original box.(a) The original box consists of a top (lid) and a bottom. The top of the yellow coloured box is square and measures 8.2cm x 8.2cm, which is slightly larger than the 3-inch filter allowing the box to safely store the object. The face of the lid contains the following words: “Kodak” “WRATTEN FILTER” “(IN B GLASS)” which has been (machine) printed. Below this the manufacturer information has been printed and reads: “MADE IN ROCHESTER, N.Y., U.S.A. BY” “EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY” “T.M. REGISTERED U.S. PAT. OFF.” Along the viewer left and rights side of the box a half circular cutout is present to allow for easier removal of the box’s lid. Both the front and back of the box has the company name, “Kodak” “WRATTEN FILTER” (machine) printed. An ink stamp has been hand applied, possibly by Nick Morant himself, to both the front and back of the box`s edges and reads: “85C” “3** Sq.” “Code 4417” “KP 34344B” “Printed in U.S.A.” in black letters. The code 85C represents the colour code, which would have been a light orange and would have helped correct bluish casts that often occur when photographing outdoors. The 85C series filter would have decreased the colour temperature from 5500-3800 degrees Kelvin. When looking at the inside of the lid it becomes apparent that the original material used for the structural security of the box would have been covered in a paper that would have had the information, specified above, printed on glossy-style paper before meticulously being adhered to the lid. Also on the inside of the lid in blue pen “85-C Daylite Filter for Type F Kodachrome on Ektachrome Type F`s.” has been written, possibly by Nicholas Morant. (b) The bottom of the box has the plain white cardboard with a black covering that contains no writing. The inside of the box’s bottom no longer has the original cushioned material that would have supported the object. Several folded and layered pieces of cotton-style tissue have been neatly ordered to prevent scratching to the objects’ surface. (c) The Kodak filter would have been used for printing onto UV sensitive papers. The glass filter absorbs light and only transmits the UV radiation to sharpen prints. The filter measures approximately 7.6 cm or 3 inches. Around the edges of the clear glass is a black border. At the top of the border the words: “FILTER NO. 85C” has been painted in gold. Along the viewer left side of the object there is also three straight lines in gold. Both of these patterns are mirrored on the reverse of the filter.
- Subject
- photography
- Nick Morant
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1129 a-c
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