Camera Filter

Name/Title

Camera Filter

Entry/Object ID

2020.4.7a-d

Description

Three yellow camera filters and a Morrocan leather case. The filters consist of two panes of glass adheared together. A glossy black film was painted around the edges of the filters, but it only completely remains on one. The same filter with the frame retains a paper label along its narrow edge reading, "Wrateen [sic] K1 Filter". Four other paper labels are loose in the container and bear the inscriptions "Wratten K2 Filter", "Wratten K1 1/2 Filter", "Wratten No. 7 Filter", and "Wratten No. 6 Filter". The case opens at the top with two hinges on the reverse. When closed, it is secured by a hidden latch at the front that is release by pressing the hidding button. The top of the case bears the gold inscription, "WRATTEN FILTERS/MANUFACTURED BY/EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY./ROCHESTER, N. Y./TRADE MARKS REG. U.S. PAT. OFF." The inside of the case is lined in purple velvet with two molded protusions on other side to separate the filters from each other. The lid is lined in red satin-woven silk.

Use

Placed in front of a camera lens to enhance images

Context

Used by George R. Bosworth in Berlin, VT

Acquisition

Accession

2020.4

Source or Donor

Bosworth, Mary Jane

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of the Bosworth Family

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Eastman Kodak Co.

Date made

1912 - 1915

Place

City

Rochester

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Filter, Camera

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Camera Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Photographic T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

2-3/8 in

Width

2-1/2 in

Depth

1-1/2 in

Material

Glass, Leather, Silk, Cardboard

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Bosworth, George Ranney (1868-1915)

Related Places

Place

Town

Berlin

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America