Brodie MacPherson photographic chemical fonds
Bottles of photographic chemicals used by Brodie Macpherson in his home lab. Most are glass bottles with cork stoppers, a few Seagram's beer bottles and other re-purposed household containers, with handwritten labels indicating their contents.
Macpherson, Brodie
Orange cardboard tubes have grey labels printed with black ink: "M - Q DEVELOPER TUBES, Adapted to any make of Dry Plates, Films, Developing and Bromide Papers. PAPER, FILMS AND PLATES -- Dissolve thoroughly in Five ounces of water the contents of red end of tube. Then add and dissolve remainder."
Ansco Company
Handblown cylindrical clear glass bottle with cork, empty. Browned paper label with text reads: "ACETIC ACID, WARRANTED PURE, D.H. HOGG & CO., Wholesale Dealers in, Photographic Supplies, 128 Bay Street, TORONTO." Price sticker: "$125."
D.H. Hogg and Co.
Eastman Permanent Crystal Pyro
Item is a half pound bottle of Eastman Permanent Crystal Pyro, the "superior form of pyrogallic acid." This form of developing agent was very popular in the 1800s to 1920s.
A.B.CK. Dyes for producing color prints from Kodachorme film by Eastman wash-off relief process
Item is a cardboard box containing 3 small vails of powdered dyes (magenta, cyan and yellow) for use in the Eastman Kodak dye-transfer process known as the "Eastman Wash-off Relief" process. The process was mostly in use in the graphic arts and used Kodachrome film.
Item is a small glass bottle of liquid adhesive used for splicing film.
Kodak Canada Inc.
Item consists of two vials in original cardboard boxes, each containing 15 grains of Kodak Gold Chloride.
Image Arts
Parte deKodak Canada Corporate Archives and Heritage Collection
Item is a steel, winding timer used in photographic printing to time exposures. Originally sold for $5.00.
Kodak Canada Inc.
Parte deKodak Canada Corporate Archives and Heritage Collection
Item is a brass plaque mounted on wood with black text that reads: "[logo] foto source / AWARD OF EXCELLENCE / SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR / 1998 / Kodak Canada / PAPER & CHEMICALS"
Kodak Canada Inc.