Lighting unit, photographic

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OBJECT TYPE: SPOT
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0312.001

MANUFACTURER: Saltzman, J.G. Inc.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: New York, New York, 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 CONSTUCTION/.3-.4 HAVE WOODEN HANDLES & GLASS LAMPS; ASBESTOS COVERED ELECTRICAL CORD.

Dimensions

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

Length: 13.0 cm
Width: 9.0 cm
Height: 95.0 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: Saltzman
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THE KARSH OF OTTAWA STUDIO OPERATED C. 1932- 1992.
Canada: PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT USED BY YOUSUF KARSH, CANADA'S INTERNATIONALLY HONOURED PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER. FROM 1932 TO 1992, MR. KARSH OPERATED FROM HIS PRINCIPLE STUDIO IN OTTAWA, PHOTOGRAPHING HEADS OF STATE, RELIGIOUS LEADERS, AND THOSE PROMINANT IN BUSINESS, THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. HIS PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS & NEGATIVES AND PERSONAL PAPERS ARE IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF CANADA.
Function: TO PROVIDE INTENSE ARTIFICIAL LIGHT, WHICH MAY BE DIRECTED AT OR ON A SPECIFIC AREA, DURING PHOTOGRAPHY.
Technical: THESE LIGHTS WERE USED AS SPOT LIGHTS (BACK SPOTS) BY MR. KARSH. THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED AND PLACED IN PREDETERMINED LOCATIONS DURING THE INITIAL SET UP FOR A PHOTO SESSION. SPOT LIGHTS WERE PLACED ON EITHER SIDE OF THE SUBJECT, AT THE BACK. THEY WERE ALWAYS SET UP IN THIS WAY, THOUGH MR. KARSH DETERMINED WHICH/BOTH/NONE OF THE LIGHTS WOULD BE USED ONLY DURING THE ACTUAL SITTING. WHEN NECESSARY, A STAND SUPPORTING A BLACK CARD WAS PLACED NEXT TO THE SPOT LIGHT(S), TO BLOCK LIGHT FROM SHINING INTO THE CAMERA LENS. (SEE J. FIELDER NOTES IN SUPP. INFO. FILE 970309).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1-.4 bear identical mfr's plates: " J.G. SALTZMAN, INC./ CAESAR MANUFACTURING, INC./ SERIAL/ NO./ [blank]/ PAT. PEND./ NEW YORK ".
Missing: APPEAR COMPLETE. From CA of 06/03/1999 by Gordon Perrault: Yes - .001 &.002 tripods are complete .003 light source missing wooden finger knob .004 light appears complete
Finish: .1-.2 HAVE BRUSHED & CAST SILVER METAL COMPONENTS/.3-.4 HAVE BLACK PEBBLED CASINGS; SMOOTH BLACK PAINTED CONICAL SHADE OVER LAMP HOUSING.
Decoration: N/A

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Saltzman, J.G. Inc., Lighting unit, photographic, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1997.0312, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1997.0312.001/

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