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OBJECT TYPE: BULB/BATTERY/REFLECTOR
DATE: 1960–1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1412.001

MANUFACTURER: Honeywell
MODEL: TILT-A-MITE
LOCATION: Japan

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: FLASH: SYNTHETIC AND METAL/ CASE: SYNTHETIC AND METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 11.0 cm
Width: 4.5 cm
Height: 5.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Still camera accessories
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Honeywell
Country: Japan
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY USED IN THE 1960'S
Canada: PART OF A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT FOR THE ESTATE OF WILFRED HAROLD OLSON, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF DOMINION WIDE PHOTOGRAPHY LTD., OTTAWA (C1950-1995). MR. OLSON WAS A PHOTOGRAPHER FOR MANY YEARS AND HIS STUDIO DID WORK FOR BOTH THE OTTAWA JOURNAL AND THE CBC.
Function: USED TO PROVIDE A BRIEF AND BRIGHT ILLUMINATION ON A SUBJECT TO ALLOW A PHOTOGRAPH TO BE TAKEN UNDER POOR LIGHT CONDITIONS.
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE OF A SMALL PORTABLE FLASH
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: FLASH: ON FRONT: 'HONEYWELL TILT-A- MITE'/ EMBOSSED IN BACK: 'HONEYWELL/ TILT-A-MITE/ TEST BUTTON/ OPEN/ FLASH/ MADE IN JAPAN'/ SCALEAFFIXED TO BACK READS: 'Set this point at Guide Number/ LAMP-TO-SUBECT DISTANCE IN FEET.'/ PRINTED ON CAPACITOR: '15V/ CAPACITOR/ for/ HONEYWELL/ TILT-A-MITE'/ CASE: EMBOSSED IN CASE 'HONEYWELL/ JAPAN'
Missing: 15V BATTERY REMOVED/ NO LAMPS
Finish: FLASH: DARK GREY BODY WITH SHINY METAL REFLECTOR/ CASE: LIGHT GRAY
Decoration: N/A

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Honeywell, Flash, between 1960–1969, Artifact no. 1995.1412, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.1412.001/

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