Camera Filter Holder

Name/Title

Camera Filter Holder

Entry/Object ID

2020.4.9a-c

Description

Metal bracket for holding a filter up to the lens of a camera, together with box and lid. The box is covered in glossy white paper, and a label on the top reads, "ADJUSTABLE FILTER HOLDER/For 2 inch square/Wratten Filters/EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY,/ROCHESTER, N.Y./Trade MArks Reg. U.S. Pat. Off./K P 4418 102." The filter holder is a black metal square with a circular hole in the center. Within the hole is a thin black strip of metal attached to a bolt that can be adjusted to tighten around the lens of the camera. The left and right edges of the square fold back to allow the glass filter to slide inside. An impressed inscription around the circle reads, "MADE BY EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER. N.Y. U.S.A. PAT. JUNE 5. 1917." and another beneath the circle reads, "1 1/8" TO 1 9/16"".

Use

Used to hold glass filters 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

1917

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

3-1/2 in

Width

2-5/8 in

Depth

1 in

Material

Metal, 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