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OBJECT TYPE: BULB/REFLECTOR/FOLDING
DATE: 1945–1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0525.001

MANUFACTURER: RIKEN OPTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD.
MODEL: BC 605
LOCATION: Tokyo, Japan

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PLASTIC BODY/ METAL SHOE/ METAL (CHROMED ALUMINUM?) FOLDING REFLECTOR/ LEATHER CASE/ GLASS BULB.

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: 6.0 cm
Height: 5.0 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: RICOH
Country: Japan
State/Province: Unknown
City: Tokyo

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: UNDER FOLDING FAN REFLECTOR 'RIKEN OPTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. Tokyo - New York Made in Japan'/ ON A PLATE UNDER REFLECTOR 'RICOH'/ ON BACK OF FLASH 'RICOH FLASH UNIT BC 605'/ INSIDE BATTERY COMPARTMENT ON CAPACITOR IT STATES: 'RICOH CAPACITOR 200 MFD 22.5 WV RIKEN OPTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD.'/ ON EJECTABLE BULB HOLDER 'G.E.' & 'U.S.A. 6'/ ALL BUTTONS LABELLED/.3: 'Ricoh' and 'MADE IN JAPAN' APPEAR ON CASE.
Missing: N/A
Finish: FOLDING REFLECTOR LEAVES ARE RIBBED ALL OVER/ BODY IS LIGHT GREY PLASTIC. CASE IS DARK BROWN LEATHER.
Decoration: N/A

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RIKEN OPTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD., Flash, between 1945–1970, Artifact no. 1986.0525, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1986.0525.001/

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