Lighting unit, photographic

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OBJECT TYPE: CARBON ARC
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0450.001

MANUFACTURER: Bell & Howell Co.
MODEL: FILMO-LITE
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALL METAL CONSTRUCTIONS; PORCELAIN RECEPTACLES FITTED WITH CARBON RODS/ SYNTHETIC CASE

Dimensions

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

Length: 27.0 cm
Width: 17.5 cm
Height: 35.0 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: Bell Howell
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: PROVIDES VERY BRIGHT LIGHT SOURCE.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATE SCREWED TO BACK BEARS FOLLOWING: 'Filmo-Lite/ BELL & HOWELL CO./ CHICAGO'/ FOLLOWING INFO. APPEARS IN RAISED PRINT ON PORCELAIN RECEPTACLES: 'PAT. 9.11.06/ A/ [?] CO. CHI./ 3'/ 'HUBBELL' & GLOBE PRINTED ON PLUG/ 'HART & HEGEMAN MFG CO/ N' INCISED ON PUSH BUTTON// DECAL INSIDE CASE LID READS: 'MANUFACTURED BY/ FIBRE CASE & NOVELTY CO./ NEW YORK- N.Y./ MADE OF/ GENUINE HARD VULCANIZED/ Diamond-Fibre'/ STAMPED ON LOCK: 'EAGLE LOCK CO./ TERRYVILLE, CONN./ U.S.A.'
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: BLACK KRINKLE-TEXTURED FINISH ON EXTERIOR; SILVER-COLOURED BRACKET & FITTINGS; HIGHLY-REFLECTIVE SILVER METAL PLATE BEHIND RODS/ ALL BLACK CASE HAS SMOOTH, SHINY SURFACE & GOLD-TONE CLASPS & LOCK
Decoration: N/A

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