General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC, METAL, GLASS, CARDSTOCK BOXES

Dimensions

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

Length

32.0 cm

Width

13.0 cm

Height

9.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Studio & set equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Sylvania

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Massachusetts

City

Salem

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY USED IN THE 1960'S

Canada

PART OF A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT FROM THE ESTATE OF WILFRED HAROLD OLSON, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF DOMINION WIDEPHOTOGRAPHY LTD., OTTAWA (C 1950-1996). MR. OLSON WAS A PHOTOGRAPHER FOR MANY YEARS AND HIS STUDIO DID WORK FOR BOTH THE OTTAWA JOURNAL AND THE CBC.

Function

USED, WHEN ATTACHED TO A CINE-CAMERA, TO ILLUMINATE THE SUBJECT BEING PHOTOGRAPHED.

Technical

THE TILTING HEAD OF THE LAMP PERMITS INDIRECT OR 'BOUNCE' LIGHTING WHICH PROVIDES FOR A MORE DIFFUSED LIGHTING OF THE SUBJECT.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 PRINTED ON PLATE MOUNTED ON BACK OF HEAD: 'SUN/ GUN II/ MOVIE LIGHT/ SYLVANIA/ FILM EXPOSURE CHART/.../ FOR BOUNCE LIGHT READ INSTRUCTION BOOK/ UL[SYMBOL] CSA[SYMBOL]/ SYLVANIA ELECTRIC PRODUCTS, INC./ SG-55/ LAMP TYPE DWY/ (120V. 625W)'/.2 PRINTED ON ENDS: 'SYLVANIA FBX/ FUSED 0516'/ PRINTING ON LAMP BOX INCLUDES: 'SUN/ SYLVANIA GUN II/ MOVIE LIGHT/ MODEL SG-55/ even color balance and light output over full lamp life./ easy lamp replacement./ fold-up bracket for easy carrying.'/ PRINTING ON LAMP BULB BOX INCLUDES: 'SYLVANIA/ MOVIE LIGHT/ REPLACEMENT LAMP/ SUN/ GUN/ 3200[DEGREE] K FROSTED/ FBX/ 650W 118V/ SYLVANIA ELECTRIC PRODUCTS INC. SALEM MASS. MADE IN USA/.3 'SYLVANIA/ S.G.-602-A'/.4 'SYLVANIA/ S.G.-602 C'

Missing

THE ORIGINAL TYPE 'DWY' LAMP BULB WITH WHICH THE LAMP WAS EQUIPPED [REF 1 PG 14] IS MISSING/ LID OF STORAGE BOX MISSING

Finish

.1LAMP: BLACK HANDLE AND HEAD; SHINY METAL REFLECTOR, BRACKET, AND TRIM; BLACK AND SILVER PRINTING ON CHART;.2 BULB: OPAQUE;.3 &.4 PATTERNED GLASS IN BRUSHED METAL FRAME / BOXES: MULTI-COLOURED PRINTING/ FILTER POUCH: NAVY WITH GOLD PRINTING

Decoration

PHOTOS AND DRAWINGS ON STORAGE BOXES