Lamp, exciter
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- OBJECT TYPE
- SOUND REPRODUCER
- DATE
- 1972
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1966.0797.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd.
- MODEL
- BSK PH/1A/T5/6
- LOCATION
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 5
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- LAMP: GLASS ENVELOPE; METAL BASE; METAL INTERIOR WIRES/ BOX: CARDSTOCK
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- 4.9 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- 3.0 cm
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Photography
- Category
- Cine images
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- General Electric
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- PROBABLY USED AFTER THE 1950S BUT BEFORE POPULARITY OF VIDEO
- Canada
-
LAMP MADE IN CANADA BY CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC; AND PROBABLY USED IN CANADA - Function
-
USED IN A CINE PROJECTOR, IN THE SOUNDHEAD, TO PROVIDE A LIGHT BEAM. [SEE PRINTOUTS IN S.I. FILE] - Technical
-
THE LIGHT BEAM PASSES THROUGH THE MOVING SOUNDTRACK, WHICH CAUSES THE INTENSITY OF THE BEAM TO VARY THROUGH THE FILM. THE VARYING LIGHT FALLS ON A SENSOR (PHOTOELECTRIC CELL) TO CREATE ELECTRICAL SIGNALS FOR THE SPEAKER TO CONVERT BACK TO SOUND. [REF 1 & 2] - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- LAMP: PRINTED ON SIDE OF BASE: 'GE [LOGO] 1A 6V BSK'/ PRINTED ON BOX: '10 Photographic Lamps/ CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED/ 165 DUFFERIN STREET, TORONTO, CANADA M6K 1Y9 [ALSO IN FRENCH]/ GE/ CGE [LOGO]/ B S K/ PH/1A/T5/6/ 6V C6/ SOUND REPRODUCER'
- Missing
- ORIGINALLY 10 LAMPS IN BOX; ONLY FIVE REMAINING
- Finish
- LAMP: UNCOLOURED GLASS; SHINY METAL/ BOX: WHITE BOX WITH BLACK AND ORANGE PRINTING
- Decoration
- N/A
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Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd., Lamp, exciter, after 1972, Artifact no. 1966.0797, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1966.0797.001/
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