General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC & METAL CONSTRUCTION.

Dimensions

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

Length

25.0 cm

Width

16.0 cm

Height

2.5 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

Paramount

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Bronx

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THESE CORDS POSSIBLY USED C. 1970S+. NOT USED AFTER 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

USED TO CONNECT STILL CAMERA TO AUXILLIARY FLASH UNIT.

Technical

THESE FLASH CORDS (ONE FOR SINGLE RECEPTACLE, THE OTHER FOR A TWO-POST CONNECTION) WERE FOUND AMONG THE ITEMS CARRIED BY KARSH IN HIS BRIEFCASE. THEY MAY HAVE BEEN FAVORITES, OR SIMPLY SPARES CARRIED WHEN TRAVELLING. GIVEN THE IMPORTANCE OF LIGHTING IN KARSH'S PORTRAITS, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL EQ.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1-.2 both marked " P/ U.S.A. " on plug end..1 also marked (possibly) "COC" on flash connection fitting.

Missing

NONE. From CA of 06/16/1999 by Gordon Perrault: No - Complete

Finish

ALL BLACK, SAVE SILVER METAL PRONGS. PRONG HOUSING & CONNECTOR PLUGS HAVE PEBBLED-TEXTURE FINISH.

Decoration

N/A