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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTRONIC
DATE: 1970–1979
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1477.001

MANUFACTURER: METZ
MODEL: 402 MECABLITZ
LOCATION: Federal Republic of Germany

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General Information

Serial #: 114303 & 93569
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 &.2 SYNTHETIC BODIES WITH METAL HARDWARE/.3 &.4 METAL BODIES WITH SYNTHETIC TOP & STRAP/SYNTHETIC CORDS AND PLUGS/ STORAGE BOX: WOOD WITH LEATHER HANDLE & TRIM; FABRIC LINING; METAL HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length: 8.0 cm
Width: 9.2 cm
Height: 21.0 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: METZ
Country: Federal Republic of Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY USED IN THE 1970S AND 1980S
Canada: PART OF A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT FROM THE ESTATE OF WILFRED HAROLD OLSON, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF DOMINION WIDE PHOTOGRAPHY LTD., OTTAWA (1952-1995). MR. OLSON WAS A PHOTOGRPHER FOR MANY YEARS AND HIS STUDIO DID WORK FOR BOTH THE OTTAWA JOURNAL AND THE CBC.
Function: USED TO ILLUMINATE A SUBJECT TO ENABLE A PHOTOGRAPH TO BE TAKEN
Technical: BUILT IN THYRISTOR VARIABLE CONTROL SWITCHING FOR UP TO 2000 FLASHES PER CHARGE. TELECOMPUTER CAN BE PROGRAMMED FOR 5 APERTURES.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 ON BOTTOM: 'MADE IN GERMANY'/ ON BACK: '114303' '[3 SCALES]'/.2 SAME AS.1 EXCEPT: '093563' AND 2 LABELS: 'Auto 1/stop/ less''Manual/ 1s stop/ less'/.3 ON EACH SIDE: 'Metz 402'/ ON BOTTOM: '114303''MADE IN GERMANY'/ ON BATTERY INSIDE: 'Metz/ mecablitz/ 202/502/ 402/ MADE IN W. GERMANY'/.4 SAME AS.3 EXCEPT: '093569'
Missing: N/A
Finish: .1 &.2 BLACK SHINY FINISH ON BODY AND HANDLE; SHINY METAL BRACKET AROUND FLASH SHIELD; CLEAR FLASH SHIELD WITH HORIZONTAL GROOVES/.3 &.4 MATTE BLACK BODY WITH VERTICAL GROOVES ON BOTH SIDES
Decoration: N/A

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METZ, Flash, between 1970–1979, Artifact no. 1995.1477, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.1477.001/

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