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- OBJECT TYPE
- bulb/reflector
- DATE
- 1951
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2005.0151.003
- MANUFACTURER
- Obex Corp. of America
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Long Island, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 3
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal with synthetic bulb and parts
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 14.4 cm
- Width
- 5.5 cm
- Height
- 27.2 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
- Obex
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- Long Island
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - 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 or create some other effect with light. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Red and gold metal plate reads 'bolsey'/ Incised 'PAT. PEND.'
- Missing
- Appears complete
- Finish
- Plated, metallic and blue painted parts/ Black synthetic/ Green flashbulb with white base
- Decoration
- N/A
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Obex Corp. of America, Flash, circa 1951, Artifact no. 2005.0151, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2005.0151.003/
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