Bulb, rubber

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OBJECT TYPE: SHUTTER RELEASE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0332.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: RUBBER BULB; METAL (BRASS ?) FITTING ON TIP.

Dimensions

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

Length: 10.0 cm
Width: 5.5 cm
Height: 5.5 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS BULB NOT USED AFTER 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 ANDENTERTAINMENT. HIS PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS & NEGATIVES, AND PERSONAL PAPERS ARE IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF CANADA.
Function: USED TO ACTIVATE A PNEUMATIC SHUTTER BY SUPPLYING A CONCENTRATED BURST OF AIR.
Technical: RUBBER BULB FOUND AMONG ITEMS IN MR. KARSH'S BRIEFCASE. THIS MAY HAVE BEEN CARRIED AS A SPARE FOR ONE OF HIS SHUTTER RELEASE CABLES. THE FACT THAT IT WAS IN HIS BRIEFCASE IS SIGNIFICANT: KARSH CONSIDERED SOME ITEMS SO VALUABLE THAT HE CARRIED THEM HIMSELF, RATHER THAN PACKING & SHIPPING THEM WITH HIS OTHER PHOTO EQUIPMENT.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None.
Missing: BULB IS COMPLETE IN ITSELF. REQUIRES LENGTH OF TUBING AND SHUTTER TRIP MECHANISM IN ORDER TO BE OPERATIONAL AS A SHUTTER RELEASE. From CA of 06/16/1999 by Gordon Perrault: Yes
Finish: FLAT BLACK BULB; BRASS COLOURED METAL TIP.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Bulb, rubber, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1997.0332, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0332.001/

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