General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CHEMICALLY TREATED SYNTHETIC FILM; CARDBOARD BOX; FOIL FILM WRAPPER

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

19.3 cm

Width

13.7 cm

Height

2.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still images

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

ILFORD

Country

England

State/Province

Essex

City

Ilford

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS TYPE OF FILM USED C. MID 1930S+

Canada

PART OF A LARGE & VARIED COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT FROM HOPE GILLIES ROSS ESTATE. MUCH OF THIS COLLECTION IS ASSOCIATED WITH EARLY AMATEUR COLOR PROCESSING IN THE 1920S-1930S. IT IS CONSIDERED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NORTH AMERICAN AMATEUR ENTHUSIAST OF THE PERIOD. (AS PER JAJ)

Function

TO RECORD STILL IMAGES

Technical

THIS TYPE OF FILM DESIGNED FOR USE WITH ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING. ILFORD ADVERTISED IT AS IDEAL FOR THEATRE PHOTOGRAPHY, ARTIFICIAL LIGHT PORTRAITURE, PHOTOGRAPHING STREET SCENES ATNIGHT, ETC.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

FILM BOX LID READS: 'OPEN IN DARKROOM ONLY/ SAFETY BASE/ ILFORD/ FILM/ MADE IN ENGLAND ILFORD LIMITED ILFORD ESSEX'; '25 FILMS 5X7 in/ 12.7 X 17.8 cm' PRINTED ON LOWER EDGE PANEL/ WHITE & GREEN LABEL USED TO SEAL BOTTOM EDGE READS: 'OPEN IN DARKNESS ONLY/ HP3/ HYPERSENSITIVE/ PANCHROMATIC/ 8/1000 BASE/ HP3/ HYPERSENSITIVE PANCHROMATIC/ Meter settings for minimum exposure/ ASA 400/ DIN 27/ MADE IN ENGLAND/ ILFORD LIMITED ILFORD ESSEX/ A24618'/ 'EXPIRY DATE DEC 1967' STAMPED ON LEFT SIDE PANEL OF BOX TOP/ (PRICE?) '5.85' HANDWRITTEN IN BLUE INK IN UPPER LEFT OF BOX TOP

Missing

UNKNOWN. BOX ORIGINALLY CONTAINED 25 FILM SHEETS

Finish

CARDBOARD BOX HAS RED & BLACK LID; BASE, INNER COVER & LINING OF FILM WRAPPER ARE FLAT BLACK. FILM WRAPPER PROPER IS SILVER FOIL.

Decoration

N/A