Lens Cleaning Kit, Used by John Margolies, 1980-2001
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In the mid-1970s, John Margolies began to assemble a visual record of America's built roadside landscape. Over the following three decades, he traveled thousands of miles to photograph the overlooked and often quickly vanishing structures that had grown out of American automobile culture and main street commerce. His photographs celebrate a unique chapter of American history. He used this equipment on his travels.
In the mid-1970s, John Margolies began to assemble a visual record of America's built roadside landscape. Over the following three decades, he traveled thousands of miles to photograph the overlooked and often quickly vanishing structures that had grown out of American automobile culture and main street commerce. His photographs celebrate a unique chapter of American history. He used this equipment on his travels.
Artifact
Kit (Set)
Date Made
1980-2001
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Maryland, Beltsville
Creator Notes
Made in Taiwan, distributed by Ray Enterprises, Inc. in Beltsville, Maryland.
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Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2018.103.299
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Plastic
Cardboard
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 1 in (Brush)
Width: 1.625 in (Brush)
Length: 3.5 in (Brush)
Height: 6.75 in (Packaging)
Width: 6.75 in (Packaging)
Length: .75 in (Packaging)
Inscriptions
on front and back of blower brush: BLOWER BRUSH / TAIWAN on front of packaging: $4.99 LOW RITZ PRICE / QUANTARY / Lens Cleaning Kit on back of packaging: Made in Taiwan R.O.C. for Ray Enterprises, Inc. Beltsville, MD 20705
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