General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

5

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION; SYNTHETIC COVERING ON CORD; CERAMIC LAMP BASE RECEPTACLES

Dimensions

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

Length

33.5 cm

Width

8.2 cm

Height

6.4 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

Bell Howell

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF LIGHTING SET USED LATE 1950S TO 1960S.

Canada

EXAMPLE OF TYPE OF INDOOR CINE LIGHTING EQ. SET USED IN CANADA DURING LATE 1950S- 1960S.

Function

TO PROVIDE AUXILLIARY LIGHT FOR RECORDING OF INDOOR MOVIES.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Plate on bracket top reads "Bell & Howell/ 8 AMPS./ 125 V. A.C./ CSA logo/ LIGHT FOR INDOOR MOVIES". Plate on reverse reads "Bell & Howell/ CAMERA TO SUBJECT/ DISTANCE IN FEET/ 3 4 6 9 10 11 12 13 15 18/ SUN DIAL/ SETTINGS/ AVERAGE/ BACK-GROUND/ COLOUR FILM/ TYPE A/ 8 5.6 4 2.8 2.5 2.3 - 1.9 - -/ BLACK &/ WHITE/ 11 8 5.6 4 - - 2.8 2.5 2.3 1.9/ Simply set the Sun Dial to the number indicated in the chart. Outdoors at night or in large dark/ walled interiors use next smaller number./ B&H Part No. 28801 Use only: 375 Watt- Medium Beam Photo Lamps". "PREENX HEATER CORD TYPE HPN" printed at intervals along length of cord. "CORDS/ CANADA/ LTD." incised on both plug prongs. Switch labelled "ON/OFF".

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE.

Finish

BRACKET HAS SILVER-BROWN COLOUR WRINKLE-TEXTURED ENAMEL FINISH; BLACK COVERING ON ELECTRICAL CORD.

Decoration

N/A