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- OBJECT TYPE
- BULB/BATTERY/REFLECTOR
- DATE
- 1950–1959
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2000.0234.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Kalart Co. Inc.
- MODEL
- SAFETY FIRST DELUXE COMPAK
- LOCATION
- Plainville, Connecticut, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 6
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL (INCLUDING ALUMINUM); SYNTHETIC.
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
- 12.8 cm
- Height
- 6.0 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
- Kalart
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Connecticut
- City
- Plainville
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS FLASH PROBABLY USED C. 1950S+
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
USED TO PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL ILLUMINATION FOR THE TAKING OF PHOTOGRAPHS, USING A STILL CAMERA. - Technical
-
FLASH UNIT DESIGNED FOR USE WITH CAMERAS AND SHUTTERS HAVING BUILT-IN SYNCHRONIZATION. SAFETY FEATURES PROMOTED INCLUDED ABILITY TO EJECT HOT LAMP BULB, AND BUILT-IN TEST LAMP USED TO WARN OF IMPROPER CONNECTION. SMALL, COMPACT ANDLIGHT-WEIGHT, THIS FLASH UNIT WAS HIGHLY PORTABLE. (REF. 1) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "KALART/ COMPAK/ DELUXE" stamped into flash unit handle.
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE.
- Finish
- BRUSHED SILVER METAL REFLECTOR AND HANDLE; BLACK SYNTHETIC DISK FITTED IN BOTTOM OF HANDLE.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Kalart Co. Inc., Flash, between 1950–1959, Artifact no. 2000.0234, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/2000.0234.001/
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