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File, Document

Object number2018.142.28

Manufacturer Tenex Corporation

Datec. 1997

OriginUnited States of America

MediumPlastic; Paper; Ink, Metal

Credit LineGift of Pittsburgh Filmmakers/Pittsburgh Center for the Arts

DescriptionFine card file box. Card file box in open position. External gray plastic box containing internal black plastic box inside the lid. Exterior of gray box is covered in handwritten black ink dollar signs with text on front; back side of black box has handwritten silver ink text. Front and back sections each contain A-Z manila paper dividers with filed paper equipment check-out sheets (green and yellow), other forms, and borrower/debtor information; the front of the gray box contains the sheets with outstanding fines and the back of the box (black box) contains sheets with resolved fines. DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 5.875 x 8.75 x 11.5 in. (14.9 x 22.2 x 29.2 cm)
InscriptionsFront of gray box has handwritten black ink text "FINE BOX / DAMN FINE!!"

Back of black box has handwritten silver text "RESOLVED FINES".

Underside of box has two applied labels:
Top is white paper label with printed black text "NO MERCY";
Bottom is yellow tape with handwritten black ink text "FINE BOX / FOR OUTSTANDING FINES / YET TO BE PAID".

Back of the gray box has black text below the hinge "FINE BOX".

Each internal section has manila dividers with black printed letters on top "A-Z".

Filed forms have handwritten and printed text in various inks.
MarksUnderside has raised text "TENEX" and "PART NO. 24500 / TENEX / Filing/Sorting/Accessories / 5X8 Card File Box / Made in U.S.A. / U.S. Patent 0390,265 / CAN Patent 83,078 / ©1997 Tenex Corp."
Historical NotesFine box. Pittsburgh Filmmakers’ Equipment Office was a space where students could check out camera kits, darkroom kits, studio lights, and keys to the various editing suites. Part of a collection related to Pittsburgh Filmmakers and Pittsburgh Center for the Arts (PF/PCA). Pittsburgh Filmmakers played a crucial role in Pittsburgh’s independent film community since its founding as an equipment access co-op in the early 1970s. As part of our ongoing initiative to collect and document the history of film in Pittsburgh, the Heinz History Center worked with Filmmakers on finding a home for some of the equipment, signage, and educational materials that helped shape the experience of generations of students and community members.

Previous owner Pittsburgh Center for the Arts

Previous owner Pittsburgh Filmmakers

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