General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Case has wooden frame; black coated paper covering on exterior has off-white fleck pattern; dark green felt and dark red coated paper lining; darkened and silver metal hardware; brown leather handle.

Dimensions

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

Length

32.4 cm

Width

30.0 cm

Height

12.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Cine camera accessories

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

Unknown

Canada

Owned and used by Canadian film maker Bill Mason, who achieved international recognition for his wilderness and canoeing documentaries in the 1960s and 1970s.

Function

Used to contain, protect and transport multiple items when not in use. Specifically, this case used to store and transport small camera optics accessories.

Technical

The Bill Mason collection consists of typical cameras and other equipment in the 16mm format widely used by documentary film makers in Canada in this period. The assemblage of items originally stored in this case used to improve, augment or alter camera optics.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

None evident.

Missing

Case missing areas of interior and exterior coverings; some structural loss to case frame.

Finish

Case has wooden frame; black coated paper covering on exterior has off-white fleck pattern; dark green felt and dark red coated paper lining; darkened and silver metal hardware; brown leather handle.

Decoration

N/A