The Bol Tank

The Bol Tank

Darkroom

Bolsey Corp. of America

Maker
American, ca. 1930s–1950s

The Bol Tank

c 1923
Metal and plastic
Overall (processing tank): 4 3/4 × 10 1/2 × 10 1/2 in., 3.2 lb. (12.1 × 26.7 × 26.7 cm, 1.5 kg)
Gift of Maria Weisendanger
DescriptionChrome, round, 35 mm motion picture film processing tank with separating band, hand crank and drying hooks. The tank accepts up to 100 feet of film.



Inscriptions Inscribed in white on side of tank: 87:632:17 / Inscribed in pencil on tag tied to tank funnel: #8, Bolsey " 35m/m Film Processing Tank Instruct. Inside, 1923/24

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