DEVELOPER

Description: NATURAL COLORED RECTANGULAR WOODEN BOX MARKED ON THE TOP OF THE LID "FILM TANK", AND ON THE BOTTOM OF THE LID "3 1/2 IN. MODEL B-2 MADE BY CANADIAN KODAK CO. LIMITED TORONTO. CAN. U.S. PATENTS APR. 17. 1900 AUG. 26. 1902 MAY 23. 1905 JUN. 19. 1906. MAY 21. 1907. SEP. 17. 1907.". CONTAINED INSIDE BOX ARE 1 ALUMINUM CANISTER WITH LID MARKED "FILM KODAK TANK", A LIGHT-PROOF APRON, A TRANSFERRING REEL, A METAL SOLUTION CUP, IN WHICH THE FILM IS DEVELOPED, AND A HOODED ROD FOR REMOVING FILM FROM SOLUTION. THERE IS ALSO A DUMMY FILM CARTRIDGE, 2 AXLES/CRANKS MEANT TO BE INSERTED INTO SIDE OF BOX, 3 ROLLS OF DUPLEX PAPER ROLLS, EACH WITH A WOODEN SPOOL, AND A STEEL TRANSFER REEL. ALL PIECES ARE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION.

History: ACCORDING TO DONOR ITEM IS FROM THE MANAGER OF STERN FURNITURE ON 3RD AVE AND 9TH STREET, AROUND THE TURN OF THE CENTURY. *UPDATE* IN 2015 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON DEVELOPED A BIOGRAPHY OF AB CHERVINSKI, THE DONOR OF THIS OBJECT, WITH INFORMATION FROM LETHBRIDGE HERALD ARTICLES FROM 1982, 1989, AND 2011. ADAM ABRAHAM 'AB" CHERVINSKI WAS BORN ON FEBRUARY 24, 1920 IN LETHBRIDGE. AS A TEENAGER HE WORKED AS A MESSENGER BOY FOR THE CPR TELEGRAPH OFFICE. CHERVINSKI BRIEFLY LIVED IN ONTARIO DURING HIS SERVICE WITH THE AIR FORCE, BUT RETURNED TO LETHBRIDGE WHERE HE WORKED FOR ALBERTA GOVERNMENT TELEPHONES FOR 37 YEARS. HE WAS A LIFELONG COLLECTOR OF ANTIQUES, AVID LOCAL HISTORIAN, AND HEAVILY INVOLVED IN MUSICAL THEATRE. AB CHERVINSKI DIED ON JUNE 2, 2011. SEE PERMANENT FILE P19970107001-GA FOR HARDCOPIES OF NEWSPAPER ARTICLES ABOUT CHERVINSKI. *UPDATE* IN 2018, COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT ELISE PUNDYK CONDUCTED AN ARTIFACT SURVEY, WHICH INCLUDED A NUMBER OF ARTIFACTS DONATED BY ADAM ABRAHAM CHERVINSKI. EXTENSIVE RESEARCH CONDUCTED TO LOCATE THE DONOR'S LIVING NEXT-OF-KIN WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.