General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL FILTER HOLDER CONTAINS GLASS & GELATINE FILTER

Dimensions

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

Length

6.5 cm

Width

5.8 cm

Height

1.8 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still camera accessories

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Agfa Ansco

Country

Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Berlin

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

PROBABLY USED C.1930S-1940S, AND POSSIBLY LATER

Canada

PART OF A LARGE & VARRIED 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 HOLD & SUPPORT INTERCHANGEABLE GLASS FILTERS, IN FRONT OF CAMERA LENS

Technical

TYPE SAMPLE OF FILTER HOLDER FOR USE WITH VARIETY OF FILTERS, TO BE FIXED IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA LENS. THE GLASS SLIDE, CARRYING EITHER A COLOURED FILTER OR POLARIZING SCREEN, COULD BE CHANGED AS NEEDED.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

'Agfa' INCISED ON INNER EDGE OF FRAME, AND HIGHLIGHTED IN WHITE; 'Germany' INCISED IN SCRIPT ON ONE ARM OF CLIP ATTACHMENT/ 'Agfa/ FILTER-HALTER' PRINTED ON BOX FRONT; BLUE DIAMOND-SHAPED DECAL MARKED 'Agfa' ON BACK/ 'Made in Germany' & '45/45 KL' STAMPED ON TOP & BOTTOM END PANELS, RESPECTIVELY.

Missing

NONE EVIDENT

Finish

FILTER HOLDER HASDULL BLACK ENAMEL PAINTED FINISH; SILVER METAL CLIPS. ORIGINAL BOX IS ORANGE WITH BLUE TEXT & GRAPHICS; BLACK LINING.

Decoration

N/A