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Patent [#22351] for improvements in roll holders, for exposing flexible sensitive photographic films

Patent [#22351] for improvements in roll holders, for exposing flexible sensitive photographic films

Item is the original patent (#22351) granted on September 2, 1885 by the Commissioner of Patents, Dominion of Canada, to George Eastman and William Hall Walker of Rochester, NY, for "improvements in roll holders, for exposing flexible sensitive photographic films." Item includes textual specifications and diagrams of the proposed improvements. Prior to patenting the innovation in Canada, Eastman and Walker were granted a similar patent (#317049) by the United States patent office on May 5, 1885.

Kodak Canada Inc.

Griswold Film Splicer Model R-3

Item consists of a Griswold Film Splicer Model R-3 from Jefferson, New York. The serial number is 7065. It was made by Neumade Products Corp., New York, N.Y. Factory, Buffalo N.Y. The body is made of cast iron. For 35mm film.

Image Arts

Argus film splicer

Small grey metal splicer for cutting and rejoining 8 mm film strips for at-home editing. Remnants of film strips were found in the splicer along with a crumpled piece of paper with instructions for use.

Argus Camera Company

Packard-Ideal shutter

Item is a mechanical shutter with pneumatic operation, includes bulb and tubing. The Packard-Ideal shutter is used behind the lens in large-format view cameras.

Packard Shutter Company

Kodak ektagraphic ir remote control

Item is an Infrared remote control (two pieces, transmiter and receiver) for Ektagraphic slide projectors. These units operates the advance/reverse focus functions function of the projector. Wireless receiver is connected to projector via the wired remote jack. The item comes with original box.

Eastman Kodak Company

Bolex Paillard tri focal viewfinder

Item is a Trifocal Viewfinder. The earliest Bolex model H motion picture cameras included this viewfinder which could be fitted at the top or on the side of the camera. The field of view is shown for lenses of 3 focal lengths. Field of view is changed by raising or lowering side levers which move magnifying prisms into place inside the viewer. When fitted to the side of the film door, the finder offers parallax correction by adjusting a dial which corresponds to the distance between the subject and lens. The H-16 version shows the angle of view for 15mm, 25mm and 75mm lenses; the H-8 version adjusts for 6.5, 12.5 and 35mm. A serial number is located on the rear of the viewfinder which, in most cases, matches the serial number of the camera to which it is attached.

Eastman Viewing Glass

Item consists of 3 viewing lenses designed to be used by the photographer during lighting set up to determine how the scene will appear when captured by different kinds of photographic film. Set includes standard, gaffer, and panchromatic lenses.

Hughes, Gordon

Polaroid Wink light

Item is an electronic flash for the Polaroid Land camera, designed to fill in shadows from indoor lighting. The flash could fire 100 times before having to replace the bulb.

Polaroid Corporation

Kodak color print viewing filter kit

Item is a filter kit used during analog printing of colour photographs. Printer looked through each filter at the print to determine what alterations to make in the colour filtration of the enlarger to create the corect colour balance.

Eastman Kodak Company

Eastman Studio Scale

Item consists of an Eastman Studio Scale. It has a wooden base, a 6 piece weight set and a plaque that reads Avoirdupois Weight. It was used to facilitate the mixing of chemicals in a photographer's dark room.

Image Arts

Kodak Reflection-Transmission Color Densitometer Model RT

Item consists of a Kodak Reflection-Transmission Color Densitometer Model RT. When using the transmission mode, the densitometer can be used to measure the density of a negative, and when using the reflection mode, it can measure the saturation of a resulting print. This allows for a photographer to choose the correct paper and exposure to make prints with, without the need to experiment with test strips.

Image Arts

Kodak liquid retouching colors

Item is a set of colour pigments, produced by the Eastman Kodak Company and used to touch up colour prints and transparencies. The set contains 10 pigments; green, cyan, blue, magenta, red, yellow, orange, brown, neutral and reducer.

Eastman Kodak Company

Kodacolor Gold 100

Item is a roll of 100 ISO 24 exposure 35 mm photographic colour negative film. C-41 process. Kodacolor Gold 100 was introduced as Kodacolor VR-G 100 in 1986.

Eastman Kodak Company

Contessa-Nettel Nettix

Item is a 4.5 x 6 cm strut-folding plate camera with a black leather-covered metal body and wire folding frame. Camera uses a Carl Zeiss Jena Troitar f6.3/75 mm lens.

Erno (C.M.F)

Item is a folding camera with black bellows and a leather carrying strap. The camera has a Aplanatic f10.5 lens. The body of the camera has a black leatherette covering with the impression of "ERNO" on the front and "C.M.F" on the back.

Kodak Retina (type 118)

Item is a 35mm camera with a black lacquer finish and nickel plated control surfaces.The camera features a Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar f3.5/50 mm lens and a Kodak Compur shutter. This model type of Retina camera moved the film advance release lever to the rear of the top housing next to the viewfinder.

Zenit EM

Item is a 35 mm single lens reflex camera with an uncoupled selenium meter and automatic diaphragm. This camera features a Petri f1.8/55 mm lens made in Japan.

Polaroid Instant 30 Camera

Item is a Polaroid instant camera with a plastic body and back toggle, and usually retails for around $30. Similar to the Polaroid Minute Maker Plus, with the addition of a tripod socket. There is an electronic shutter with speeds that vary from about 1/500 to 10 sec and aperture control settings are fixed for 75 and 3000 speed films. There is a built-in flashcube socket, with the flashcube automatically rotating after each exposure and this flash can use either standard or Hi-Power flashcubes. Also comes with a "face sizer" focusing aid for 5 ft. settings only. Photos are exposed automatically. Serial number is VA9312A.

Polaroid SX 70 Alpha 1 (Chrome) Camera

Item is a Polaroid instant camera, that originally retailed for $233 and now usually sells for around $180. It comes with a Polaroid accessory holder, model #113. The lens is 4-element glass lens, 116 mm, f/8 with a manual distance setting and a minimum focusing distance of 26 cm. There is a manual lighten / darken exposure control and the model has "fill-flash" capability (using Flashbars). Early production models are simply labeled "SX-70 Alpha," but they later came to be known as the Polaroid SX70 Alpha 1. Serial number is 5H710888346.

Polaroid SX70 One Step Camera Special Edition

Item is a Polaroid instant camera with a plastic body and neck strap. Item also comes with a Q-light #2351. Simple point-and-shoot camera, with the option for manual exposure control, a viewfinder, plastic lens and the option to attach an additional flashbar. Serial number is CNA911AH.

Polaroid Button Camera

Item is a Polaroid instant camera with a plastic body and neck strap, that originally retailed for $29.95 and now typically sells for around $20. It is similar to the OneStep Camera, with it and its variations, such as The Button, being an alternative to the more expensive Polaroid SX70s. It is a simple point-and-shoot model, with the option for manual exposure control, a viewfinder, a single-element 103mm f/14.6 plastic lens and the possibility of attaching an additional flashbar. Serial number is CNH117AU.

Polaroid Spirit 600 Camera

Item is a Polaroid instant camera with a plastic body and a neck strap. It is similar to the Polaroid Sun 640. Features include a 116mm f/11 single-element plastic lens, with fixed focus (sharpest at 4-5 feet), an electronic shutter (speeds range from 1/4 to 1/200 sec, and an autoflash. Serial number is L6R86210NG.

Polaroid 636 Closeup Camera

Item is a Polaroid instant camera, with a hardy plastic body and neck strap, that usually sells for around $40. Item has a built-in auto flash, a plastic lens with a closeup option, a manual lighten/darken control and photos are exposed automatically. Serial number is J2U 84510 NBDA.

Polaroid Impulse Portrait Camera

Item is a Polaroid instant camera, with a plastic body and neck strap, that usually sells for around $40. Features include a 116 mm f/9 single-element lens with a close-up switch, an electronic shutter with speeds ranging from 1/4 to 1/200 sec, photos expose automatically, there is manual exposure control (lighten/darken switch) and a built-in electronic flash. Serial number is F1M3DLJAND.

Polaroid Impulse Autofocus Camera (Grey)

Item is a Polaroid instant camera, with a plastic body, that usually sells for around $20. Item comes with a radio remote control operator #7030, which works from up to 40 ft. away. Features include: a single element 116 mm f/9 lens, an electronic shutter with speeds ranging from 1/4 to 1/200 sec, photos expose automatically, a sonar autofocus (with settings from 60 cm to infinity), manual exposure compensation through a lighten/darken switch, a built-in electronic flash and a self timer. Serial number is H8T0LFGYNA.

Polaroid 35mm OneFilm Camera

Item is a Polaroid instant camera, with a plastic body and a wrist strap, that usually sells for around $10. Item has a built-in electronic flash and manual exposure control through a lighten/darken switch. Serial number is 082-3.

Polaroid 35mm Focus Free Camera

Item is a Polaroid instant camera with a plastic body. Features include: a built-in autoflash, manual exposure control by a light/darken switch, a focus-free lens with red-eye reduction. Serial number is T-064-C.

Polaroid Model 490 Focused Flash

Item is a Polaroid focused flash. Comes in original box. Item is compatible with Polaroid Land Cameras 420 to 450. Allows for manual exposure control (lighten/darken switch) as it overrides the camera settings after being attached.

Polaroid Miniportrait Flash Sync Adapter

Item is a flash sync adapter, with manual, in original packaging. It is designed to reverse the polarity of an external flash
unit, thereby making it compatible with the camera’s built-in flash. Compatible with Polaroid Miniportrait camera models 203/403.

Kodak Camera Catalogue, 1936

Catalogue featuring Kodak cameras and accessories availalbe in 1935. Models include: Baby Brownie, Brownie Juniors, Six-16 and Six-20 Brownies, Jiffy Kodak Vest Pocket, Jiffy Kodak, Kodak Junior, Kodak Bantam, Kodak 3A Series II, Kodak Recomars, Kodak Vollendas, Kodak Retina, Kodak Duo Six-20.

Kodak Canada Inc.

View-Master

Item is a handheld view master manufactured by Sawyer's Inc and first introduced at the New York World Fair (1939-1940). Item is made of plastic and metal. Reel of 7 diametrical, 16 mm colour transparencies of famous landmarks in British Columbia, Canada. The lever on the side of the viewer will rotate the reel one frame at a time once pressed. Reels are interchangeable and come with a variety of themes.

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