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OBJECT TYPE: FLASH HEAD
DATE: 1980–1989
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0064.001

MANUFACTURER: Dyna-Lite
MODEL: 2036-01
LOCATION: Hillside, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 108-2326
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION, SAVE GLASS & SYNTHETIC COMPONENTS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 17.0 cm
Width: 12.0 cm
Height: 26.0 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: Dyna Lite
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: Hillside

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
Period: THESE FLASH HEADS PRESUMABLY USED 1980S +. NOT USED AFTER 1992.
Canada: PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT USED BY YOUSUF KARSH, CANADA'S INTERNATIONALLY HONOURED PORTRAITPHOTOGRAPHER. FROM 1932 TO 1992, MR. KARSH OPERATED FROM HIS PRINCIPLE STUDIO IN OTTAWA. HE ALSO MAINTAINED STUDIOS IN NYC AND LONDON, ENGLAND. IN 1999 MR. KARSH WAS NAMED ONE OF THE 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE OF THE CENTURY. HIS PRINTS & NEGATIVES, AND PERSONAL PAPERS ARE IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES.
Function: TO SUPPLY BRIGHT ARTIFICAL LIGHT FOR BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME IN ORDER TO ILLUMINATE PHOTOGRAPHIC SUBJECT.
Technical: COMPACT FLASH HEAD UNITS, USED WITH POWER SUPPLY 980063. FEATURES BUILT-IN REFLECTOR AND BLOWER FOR COOLING.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 Decal on.1 reads " dyna-lite/ MODEL NO./ 2036-01/ SERIAL NO. 108-2326/ HILLSIDE, N.J. ". Silver adhesive tape strip applied to mounting head./.2 as per.1, except " SERIAL NO. 108-2320 ". Red adhesive tape strip applied to handle./.3 as per.1, except " MODEL NO. 2836-01/ SERIAL NO. 067-0093 ". Off-white adhesive strip applied to mounting head.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: GREY WRINKLE-TEXTURED CASING EXTERIOR; ROUGHENED SILVER LINER BACKS GLASS TUBES. BLACK HANDLES, CORD, STAND MOUNTING ASSEMBLY & MISC. FITTINGS.
Decoration: N/A

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Dyna-Lite, Flash, between 1980–1989, Artifact no. 1998.0064, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1998.0064.001/

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