Canister, film

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OBJECT TYPE: 16MM & 35MM
DATE: 1920–1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0055.001

MANUFACTURER: Associated Screen News Ltd.
MODEL: VARIOUS
LOCATION: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 24
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal container. Paper label.

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: 2.6 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 27.0 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Cine images
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Associated
Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
City: Montreal

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: This canister may have been used during any or all of the period 1920’s- 1970’s.
Canada: Part of a collection of cine photo equipment 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 1920’s-1950’s. 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: To contain, store, and protect film reels when not in use.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Canister labelled "OUR SCHOOL CHILDREN'S HEALTH". Can label reads "FROM THE LABORATORY OF/ ASSOCIATED SCREEN NEWS LIMITED/ MONTREAL/ [A S N STUDIOS logo]/ TORONTO ".
Missing: Film container is complete in itself.
Finish: Green-grey metal film can
Decoration: N/A

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