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OBJECT TYPE: BLUE/8 BULBS/BATTERYLESS
DATE: 1975
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0136.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: FLIP FLASH
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: CARDSTOCK PACKAGE; GLASS BULBS; SYNTHETIC CASE

Dimensions

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

Length: 16.0 cm
Width: 9.0 cm
Height: 1.8 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: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY USED IN THE 1970S AND 1980S
Canada: CANADIAN PRODUCT
Function: USED TO PROVIDE ILLUMINATION FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS WITH A STILL CAMERA
Technical: "CULMINATION OF THE PROPOSED PIEZOELECTRIC-IGNITING FLASHBULB"; DESIGNED FOR KODAK TRIMLITE 10 CAMERA; FLAT DESIGN IS MORE "POCKETABLE"; HEIGHT REDUCES RED-EYE; FIRST TIME A NON-BATTERY FIXED DISPOSABLE FLASH CAN BE USED OFF-CAMERA WITH A KODAK FLIP-FLASH EXTENDER [REF 2]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON FRONT OF PACKAGE: 'FLIP [REVERSED]/ FLIP/ FLASH/ FOR USE ON ALL/ FLIPFLASH CAMERAS/ UTILISATION SUR/ TOUTES CAMERAS/ A FLIPFLASH/ Westinghouse/ 8 flashes guaranteed/ 8 eclairs garantis'/ PRINTING ON BACK INCLUDES: 'Made in U.S.A. Fabrique au E.U./ CW9CD-T3 1/2 C/ PRINTED IN U.S.A./ Westinghouse Canada/ TROIS-RIVIERES, QUEBEC'/ [FOR FULL PRINTING SEE XEROX COPY IN S.I. FILE]
Missing: N/A
Finish: PACKAGE: ORANGE WITH YELLOW AND WHITE PRINTING ON FRONT AND PINK WRITING ON BACK/ BLUISH CASE
Decoration: "SUN" PHOTOGRAPHON FRONT OF PACKAGE

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Unknown Manufacturer, Flash, circa 1975, Artifact no. 1998.0136, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0136.001/

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