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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1959
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2007.0279.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Polaroid Corp.
- MODEL
- Wink-Light 250
- LOCATION
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 11
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Synthetic body with a metal base fitting.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 9.3 cm
- Width
- 12.1 cm
- Height
- 8.4 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
- Polaroid
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Massachusetts
- City
- Cambridge
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- 1959-1961
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
Low-power diffused flash. Used on camera 2007.0280. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Mfr's plate on the front of flash "POLAROID/ WINK-LIGHT". Embossed on base "TO OPEN, LOOSEN/ SCREW FIVE TURNS./ A PRODUCT OF POLAROID/ CORP., CAMBRIDGE, MASS./ MADE IN U.S.A", "MODEL 250", "POLAROID [registered logo]". Mfr's plate on back "BRIGHTENS SHADOWS IN NORMAL ROOM LIGHTING/ ALLOW 15 SECONDS RE-CHARGE BETWEEN WINKS", below shows shutter settings, and then "MODEL 110A USE 1[/]30 SEC M DELAY/ WHEN NOT IN USE, DETACH FROM CAMERA TO PRESERVE BATTERY".
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Synthetic body; light grey front with a clear semi-opaque synthetic lens and a dark grey back. Metal fitting at the base.
- Decoration
- N/A
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