General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL STAND HAS SYNTHETIC FEET;.2 METAL HOUSING; BLACK CORD & SWITCH; GLASS LAMP BULBS/ PT FIBREGLASS CLOTHS; ONE FITTED ON METAL FRAME, PART OF WHICH APPEARS TO BE AN EMBROIDERY HOOP.

Dimensions

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

Length

7.0 cm

Width

7.0 cm

Height

52.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Lighting Technology

Category

Lighting devices

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Acme

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Chicago

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

KARSH OF OTTAWA STUDIO OPERATED 1932- 1992.

Canada

PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT USED BY YOUSUF KARSH, CANADA'S INTERNATIONALLY HONOURED PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER. FROM 1932 TO 1992, MR. KARSH OPERATED FROM HIS PRINCIPLE STUDIO IN OTTAWA, PHOTOGRAPHING HEADS OF STATE, RELIGIOUS LEADERS,AND THOSE PROMINANT IN BUSINESS, THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. HIS PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS & NEGATIVES, AND PERSONAL PAPERS ARE IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF CANADA.

Function

USED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL OR AUXILLIARY SOURCE OF ARTIFICIAL LIGHT, FOR PHOTOGRAPHY.

Technical

THIS LIGHT USED AS A FILL OR BACK LIGHT BY KARSH. WHEN REQUIRED, IT WAS PLACED BETWEEN TWO BACKDROPS, AND WAS DIRECTED AT THE BACK (IE. AWAY FROM THE SUBJECT). THE FIBERGLASS DIFFUSER (OR 2 LAYERS)(PTS) WAS PLACED OVER THIS LIGHT TO SOFTEN IT, AS NECESSARY. (J. FIELDER NOTES, P. 4)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 Decal on stand reads "ACME-LITE"; second decal reads " CHICAGO, ILL. 60644 "/ 2. Decal on light reads "ACME-LITE/ SKOKIE, IL. 60076 ". Single bulb marked " 3200 [degree symbol]K/ 250 W/ GE/ 120 V/ E.C.A. ". Switch reads " 5A- 250V. 10A- 125V./ 5A- 125 VT./ LEVITON/ MADE/ IN U.S.A./ UND. LAB. INC. LIST ".

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE. FIBERRGLASS CLOTHS RECEIVED WITH KARSH II (NEW YORK) COLLECTION. From CA of 06/03/1999 by Gordon Perrault: No - Complete

Finish

.1 SILVER METAL STAND HAS BLACK SYNTHETIC FEET/.2 LAMP HOUSING HAS BRUSHED SILVER METAL FINISH; BLACK CORD & SWITCH; CLEAR GLASS LAMP BULBS

Decoration

N/A