Author: mbeaugrice

Item Reference: 001806
Category: Photography
Format: Artefact
Description: Kodak film tank in a wooden dark box. The tank is tin and cylindrical with a lid and has an apron and reel inside. The box is varnished wood, painted matte black inside with a wooden spool attached and one tin take-up spool, two tin turning handles, and one tin film puller to be used in the development process.
Date: 1907-1913
Further Information:
Links: Explanation of use and scan of contemporary information leaflet

Item Reference: 001805
Category: Photography
Format: Artefact
Description: Butchers Carbine developing tank, for 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 films, copper, in original box with a promotional pamphlet from Butchers, including instructions and prices for other models.
Date: 1916-1926
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Item Reference: 001804
Category: Photography
Format: Artefact
Description: Self-loading spiral for Paterson 35 Model II developing tank, made in England, in red original box. Plastic with a black plastic spire and two clear plastic spirals.
Date: 1956-1960s
Further Information:  Paterson began developing model IIs for their developing tanks in the mid-to-late fifties, which all came with this clear self-loading spiral. Being sold on its own suggests those who bought it would be replacing a part of their model two that had broken. The clear spiral design continued into the 1960s for their model III developing tanks, though this was marketed only under the ‘Universal’ moniker
Links: Paterson Catalogue Detailing the Model II Development Process and the Spirals function