Lamp, exciter

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OBJECT TYPE: SOUND REPRODUCER
DATE: 1972
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1966.0797.004

MANUFACTURER: Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd.
MODEL: BSK PH/1A/T5/6
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 4
Total Parts: 5
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: LAMP: GLASS ENVELOPE; METAL BASE; METAL INTERIOR WIRES

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: 4.9 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 3.0 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Cine images
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: General Electric
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: PROBABLY USED AFTER THE 1950S BUT BEFORE POPULARITY OF VIDEO
Canada: LAMP MADE IN CANADA BY CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC; AND PROBABLY USED IN CANADA
Function: USED IN A CINE PROJECTOR, IN THE SOUNDHEAD, TO PROVIDE A LIGHT BEAM. [SEE PRINTOUTS IN S.I. FILE]
Technical: THE LIGHT BEAM PASSES THROUGH THE MOVING SOUNDTRACK, WHICH CAUSES THE INTENSITY OF THE BEAM TO VARY THROUGH THE FILM. THE VARYING LIGHT FALLS ON A SENSOR (PHOTOELECTRIC CELL) TO CREATE ELECTRICAL SIGNALS FOR THE SPEAKER TO CONVERT BACK TO SOUND. [REF 1 & 2]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON SIDE OF BASE: 'GE [LOGO] 1A 6V BSK'
Missing: N/A
Finish: UNCOLOURED GLASS; SHINY METAL
Decoration: N/A

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Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd., Lamp, exciter, after 1972, Artifact no. 1966.0797, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1966.0797.004/

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