General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

4

Total Parts

6

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Square clear synthetic housing has black synthetic base: housing contains four clear glass (?) bulbs, each one framed by silver foil (?) reflector.

Dimensions

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

Length

3.4 cm

Width

2.6 cm

Height

2.6 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

Sylvania

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Kodak Canada was founded by Eastman Kodak in 1899 in a Toronto shop where employees cut sheet film and fitted lenses on cameras to support the growing potential for a photographic market in Canada. As Canadian interest in photography grew, the company expanded across the country throughout the 20th century to produce in all aspects of photography including still and movie cameras, film, x-ray film, photocopy paper, and photographic chemicals under many popular names including Brownie, Kodacolor, Carousel, and Supermatic.

Function

To supplement ambient light level.

Technical

The integration of the "flashcube" into the camera that would advance as the film advanced was a new feature for this line of cameras, allowing users to take pictures at a faster rate even in low light.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"SYLVANIA/ BLUE DOT/ FLASHCUBE" printed in black on cube top. "1G" marked in one corner of cube top.

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Square clear synthetic housing has black synthetic base: housing contains four clear glass (?) bulbs, each one framed by silver foil (?) reflector.

Decoration

Blue dot decorates cube top.