Kodak model B2 photographic film developing tank.
Eastman Kodak Co
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1908 - 1920
Materials
Metal, Celluloid
Measurements
154 mm (Height); 122 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Rochester
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525127.1
Summary
Kodak model B2 photographic film developing tank. This is a cylindrical tank with a separate screw top lid. Inside the tank is the spindle and celluloid apron. In use the backing paper of the film is attached to a spindle in the wooden box, and the light-tight celluloid apron, the backing paper, film and apron are wound together on the spindle. This is then transferred to the metal developing tank and processed. The lid of the tank is stamped from inside " Film Kodak Tank c" Stamped around the base of the tank "Manufactured by Eastman Kodak Co Rochester. N. Y. U.S. Pat Aug. 26. C2. May. 23. 05. May. 21. 07. Sept. 17. 07."
Provenance
Part of the Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986
Makers and roles
Eastman Kodak Co , manufacturer