Flashbulb

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OBJECT TYPE: TUNGSTEN BALANCED/CLEAR
DATE: 1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1454.001

MANUFACTURER: General Electric
MODEL: Unknown
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 AND 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: 3.8 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 PROBABLY 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 1950-1995). MR. OLSON WAS A PHOTOGARPHER 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 THE TAKING OF PHOTOGRAPHS WHEN THE LIGHT IS INSUFFICIENT
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STAMPED IN BASE: '..U.S.A...'
Missing: N/A
Finish: UNCOLOURED GLASS; GOLD PAINTED BASE
Decoration: N/A

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General Electric, Flashbulb, circa 1950, Artifact no. 1995.1454, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.1454.001/

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