General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL, CARDBOARD AND COATED TAPE MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION..2 WOODEN FORM (?) HAS LEATHER (?) COVERING ON EXTERIOR; LINED WITH BLUE VELVET.

Dimensions

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

Length

12.9 cm

Width

12.9 cm

Height

7.7 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

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Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still camera accessories

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS HOME BUILT LENS HOOD USED BEFORE 1992.

Canada

PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQ. USED BY YOUSUF KARSH, CANADA'S INTERNATIONALLY HONOURED PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER. FROM 1932 TO 1992, MR. KARSH OPERATED FROM HIS PRINCIPLE STUDIO IN OTTAWA, PHOTOGRAPHING HEADS OF STATE, RELIGIOUS LEADERS, AND THOSE PROMINANT IN BUSINESS, THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. HIS PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS & NEGATIVES, AND PERSONAL PAPERS ARE IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF CANADA.

Function

TO PREVENT UNWANTED LIGHT FROM FALLING ON THE LENS' SURFACE.

Technical

HOME MADE LENS HOOD, APPARENTLY CONSTRUCTED USING AN EMPTY LENS CASING, BLACKCARDBOARD AND TAPE, AND COVERED BY A LENS CAP. ASIDE FROM HIS CAMERAS AND LENSES, WHICH WERE OF HIGH QUALITY, MANY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC ACCESSORIES USED BY KARSH WERE MADE OR MODIFIED BY HIM/HIS ASSISTANTS FROM EVERYDAY ARTICLES.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 No markings visible..2 "SCHNEIDER/ OPTIK/ KREUZNACH" stamped in gold print on top of cap.

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE.

Finish

.1 FLAT BLACK FINISH ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES..2 BLACK FINELY PEBBLED LEATHER COVERING ON EXTERIOR; DARK BLUE VELVET LINING.

Decoration

N/A