General Information

Serial #

114303 & 93569

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 &.2 SYNTHETIC BODIES WITH METAL HARDWARE/.3 &.4 METAL BODIES WITH SYNTHETIC TOP & STRAP/SYNTHETIC CORDS AND PLUGS/ STORAGE BOX: WOOD WITH LEATHER HANDLE & TRIM; FABRIC LINING; METAL HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length

8.0 cm

Width

9.2 cm

Height

21.0 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

METZ

Country

Federal Republic of Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY USED IN THE 1970S AND 1980S

Canada

PART OF A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT FROM THE ESTATE OF WILFRED HAROLD OLSON, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF DOMINION WIDE PHOTOGRAPHY LTD., OTTAWA (1952-1995). MR. OLSON WAS A PHOTOGRPHER FOR MANY YEARS AND HIS STUDIO DID WORK FOR BOTH THE OTTAWA JOURNAL AND THE CBC.

Function

USED TO ILLUMINATE A SUBJECT TO ENABLE A PHOTOGRAPH TO BE TAKEN

Technical

BUILT IN THYRISTOR VARIABLE CONTROL SWITCHING FOR UP TO 2000 FLASHES PER CHARGE. TELECOMPUTER CAN BE PROGRAMMED FOR 5 APERTURES.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 ON BOTTOM: 'MADE IN GERMANY'/ ON BACK: '114303' '[3 SCALES]'/.2 SAME AS.1 EXCEPT: '093563' AND 2 LABELS: 'Auto 1/stop/ less''Manual/ 1s stop/ less'/.3 ON EACH SIDE: 'Metz 402'/ ON BOTTOM: '114303''MADE IN GERMANY'/ ON BATTERY INSIDE: 'Metz/ mecablitz/ 202/502/ 402/ MADE IN W. GERMANY'/.4 SAME AS.3 EXCEPT: '093569'

Missing

N/A

Finish

.1 &.2 BLACK SHINY FINISH ON BODY AND HANDLE; SHINY METAL BRACKET AROUND FLASH SHIELD; CLEAR FLASH SHIELD WITH HORIZONTAL GROOVES/.3 &.4 MATTE BLACK BODY WITH VERTICAL GROOVES ON BOTH SIDES

Decoration

N/A