Meter, exposure

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OBJECT TYPE: COMPARISON/ENLARGING
DATE: 1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.1295.001

MANUFACTURER: Eastman Kodak Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Rochester, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC METER/ CARDSTOCK BOX

Dimensions

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

Length: 14.8 cm
Width: 12.5 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Still processing
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Kodak
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Rochester

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: TYPE SAMPLE
Function: USED TO HELP DETERMINE THE BEST LENGTH OF TIME TO EXPOSE A PARTICULAR NEGATIVE FOR ENLARGING
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTING ON METER READS IN PART: 'KODAK PROJECTION PRINT SCALE/ [INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE]/ MADE BY: EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER N.Y. U.S.A./ PATENTED DEC. 24, 1940 PATENT NO. 2,226,167'/ LID OF BOX READS: 'Kodak/ PROJECTION/ PRINT SCALE/ MADE IN ROCHESTER, N.Y., U.S.A. BY/ EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY/ TRADE MARK REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ PATENT U.S.A. 2,226,167; CANADA 1942'/ STICKER AFFIXED READS: 'SOLEIMPORTER INTO CANADA/ CANADIAN KODAK CO./ LIMITED/ TORONTO'
Missing: N/A
Finish: METER: BLACK PRINTING/ BOX: YELLOW WITH BLACK & RED PRINTING ON LID/ BLACK BOTTOM
Decoration: N/A

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Eastman Kodak Co., Meter, exposure, after 1940, Artifact no. 1988.1295, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1988.1295.001/

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