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OBJECT TYPE: bulb/reflector
DATE: 1954–1957
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2007.0317.002

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: 281
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal and synthetic flash with a glass flash bulb.

Dimensions

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

Length: 12.5 cm
Width: 12.0 cm
Height: 7.5 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: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: This camera belonged to The Right Honorable Herbert (Herb) Eser Gray. Gray was a prominent political figure that served the liberal party from the early 1960’s to the early 2000’s. He held a variety of positions during his parliamentary career such as deputy Prime Minister, committee chairmanships, and cabinet ministries during the liberal governments of Prime Ministers Pierre Trudeau, and Lester Pearson. Gray is recognized as being Canada’s first Jewish cabinet minister.
Function: A device used to create brief and bright illumination on the subject of a photograph to allow the photograph to be taken under poor light conditions, or to fill in shadows.
Technical: Type sample of one the first smaller-sized Polaroid cameras available. Using type 31 film, the camera produced small 2.25” x 3.25” photographs. The camera is fitted with an f8.8/100mm lens, a 1/25 to 1/100 sec. shutter, and a hot shoe where the user could attach a model no. 281 clip-on flash. The Highlander model 80 Land camera was originally sold for $69.95 in the late 1950s.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: On the hinge at front: "POLAROID BC FLASH/ MODEL 281"/ Chart on the back reads in part: "SHUTTER SETTINGS FOR FLASH PICTURES/ Dist. (Feet)/ No. 5-PF4/ Press-25/ Bantam 8/ PF-3/ NO. 281 FLASH GUN - TYPE 31 FILM F1444"
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Predominantly light grey and dark grey camera flash with a silver-coloured metal reflector and accents, red and off-white text, and a clear, yellowed lens.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Flash, between 1954–1957, Artifact no. 2007.0317, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2007.0317.002/

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