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OBJECT TYPE: BULB/REFLECTOR
DATE: 1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0420.001

MANUFACTURER: PRACO PHOTO PRODUCTS CO. INC.
MODEL: SERVICE
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 METAL WITH SYNTHETIC CORD;.2 SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

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

Length: 28.0 cm
Width: 22.0 cm
Height: 4.5 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: PRACO
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY THE 1960S
Canada: TYPE SAMPLE OF CAMERA EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE AND USED IN CANADA IN THE 1960S
Function: FLASH IS USED TO PROVIDE A BRIEF AND BRIGHT ILLUMINATION ON A SUBJECT TO ALLOW A PHOTOGRAPH TO BE TAKEN UNDER POOR LIGHT CONDITIONS. THE SHIELD IS USED TO PROTECT PERSONS BEING PHOTOGRAPHED AGAINST THE POSSIBILITY OF SHATTERING FLASH BULBS.
Technical: SHIELD USED AS FLASH BULBS WERE NOT THAT STABLE AND SOMETIMES EXPLODED/ FLASH DESIGNED FOR USE WITH KODAK, CIROFLEX, OR POLAROID CAMERAS [REF 1]/ MIDGET BULBS CAN BE USED WITH AN ADAPTER [REF 1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 STAMPED ON UPRIGHT: "SERVICE"/.2 NO MARKINGS
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: .1 SHINY METAL/.2 CLEARAND BLUE
Decoration: N/A

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PRACO PHOTO PRODUCTS CO. INC., Flash, circa 1960, Artifact no. 1994.0420, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1994.0420.001/

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