Flashbulb
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- OBJECT TYPE
- COLOUR BALANCED/BLUE
- DATE
- 1950
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1995.1453.001
- MANUFACTURER
- General Electric
- MODEL
- 5B
- LOCATION
- United States of America
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- GLASS BULB; METAL BASE WITH METAL WIRES INSIDE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- 3.4 cm
- Height
- 6.2 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
- General Electric
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS TYPE WOULD HAVE BEEN USED IN THE 1950S
- Canada
-
PART OF A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT FROM THE ESTATE OF WILFRED HAROLD OLSON, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF DOMINION WIDE PHOTOGRAPHY LTD., OTTAWA (C 1950-1955). MR. OLSON WAS A PHOTOGRAPHER FOR MANY YEARS AND HIS STUDIO DID WORK FOR BOTH THE OTTAWA JOURNAL AND THE CBC. - Function
-
USED WITH A FLASH UNIT TO PROVIDE ILLUMINATION FOR TAKING A PHOTOGRAPH WHEN THE LIGHT IS INSUFFICIENT - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- STAMPED ON BASE: 'GE [LOGO]/ 5B'/ STAMPED IN BASE: 'U.S.A.'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- BLUE GLASS; GOLD PAINTED BASE
- Decoration
- N/A
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General Electric, Flashbulb, circa 1950, Artifact no. 1995.1453, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.1453.001/
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