General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION, SAVE TURNED WOODEN KNOBS ON HANDLES OF BOTH REWIND UNITS.

Dimensions

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

Length

26.0 cm

Width

23.0 cm

Height

25.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Cine images

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Neumade

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THESE FILM WINDERS PROBABLY USED C. MID-1920S+, POSSIBLY UNTIL 1950S.

Canada

USED BY MR. ROY TASH (1898- 1988), CANADA'S BEST-KNOWN NEWSREEL PHOTOGRAPHER. TASH BEGAN HIS CAREER IN 1915 IN CHICAGO; HE MOVED TO TORONTO IN 1919, AND WAS ACTIVE 1920S-1950S. HE WAS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE CANADIAN SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS: THE CSC'S ROY TASH TROPHY IS AWARDED ANNUALLY TO THE BEST NEWS CAMERA PERSON IN CANADA. (REF. 1)

Function

USED TO WIND 35MM CINE FILMSTOCK DURING EDITING PROCESS, ETC.

Technical

EXAMPLES OF FILM WINDERS OR REWIND UNITS, ONE HAND CRANKED AND ONE FITTED WITH AFOOT PEDAL.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 "Neumade" cast in script on both winder body and on handle; "DYNAMIC" cast in raised print on winder body, above base. "R-114" cast in raised print on reel fitting./.2 "Neumade" cast in raised script on both sides of winder body; "GE 1" incised in base. "BH 1" incised in one side of crank.

Missing

UNKNOWN.

Finish

NATURAL CAST METAL FINISH; WOODEN HANDLE ON.1 PAINTED BLUE; WOODEN HANDLE ON.2 PAINTED YELLOW.

Decoration

N/A