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- OBJECT TYPE
- BULB/BATTERY/REFLECTOR
- DATE
- 1950–1959
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0452.001
- MANUFACTURER
- KALART CO. INC.
- MODEL
- DELUXE COMPAK SPEED FLASH
- LOCATION
- Stamford, Connecticut, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 98402 [.4]
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 6
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 SYNTHETIC &METAL;.2 METAL;.3 METAL;.4 METAL;.5 METAL;.6 METAL & SYNTHETIC; BOX - CARDSTOCK
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 22.0 cm
- Width
- 21.0 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
- KALART
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Connecticut
- City
- Stamford
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Quebec
- Period
- THIS ONE USED IN THE LATE 1940S [SEE LETTER IN S.I.FILE]
- Canada
-
USED IN CANADA - Function
-
USED TO PROVIDE ILLUMINATION FOR THE TAKING OF PHOTOGRAPHS USING A STILL CAMERA - Technical
-
ONE OF THE EARLY ACCESSORY FLASH GUNS [REF 1]. USE WITH COMPUR AND OTHER BETWEEN THE LENSES SHUTTERS. HAS BUILT-IN SAFETY TEST LAMP. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 MOLDED ON SIDE: 'KALART/ MADE IN U.S.A.'/.4 PRINTED ON TOP: 'AUTOMATIC/ SYNCHRONIZER/ SER. NO. AS 98402/ KALART SPEED FLASH/ MADE IN U.S.A./ U.S. PAT 2117,510 AND 2,321,945/ OTHER PATENTS PENDING'/.6 STAMPED IN BOTTOM: 'KALART/ MADE IN U.S.A.'/ PRINTING ON BOX INCLUDES: 'MADE BY THE MAKERS OF THE FAMOUS/ KALAR/ COMPAK PASSIVE/ SPEED FLASH/ KALART/ [SYNCHRONIZED] Lens-Coupled/ RANGE FINDER/ KALART/ Focuspot/ KALART/ MASTER AUTOMATIC SPEED FLASH/ CODE MASU/ MADE IN U.S.A./ THE KALART COMPANY, INC., STAMFORD, CONN. [2 TIMES]'
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE
- Finish
- BOX: LID - SILVER WITH BLUE PRINTING; BOTTOM - BLUE WITH RED INSIDE/.1 BLACK WITH SHINY METAL PARTS;.2 MATTE BLACK BACK, SHINY METAL FRONT;.3 SHINY METAL;.4 BLACK WITH SILVER TOP AND BLACK PRINTING;.5 SHINY METAL WITH YELLOW WINDING ON ONE END;.6 MATTE SILVER WITH BLACK
- Decoration
- N/A
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KALART CO. INC., Flash, between 1950–1959, Artifact no. 1997.0452, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1997.0452.001/
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