General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 SYNTHETIC FLASH UNIT & CONTROLS, CORD, CASE, PARTS; METAL DIAL & PARTS/.2 METAL/ RUBBER? WASHER/ PLASTIC CASE WITH METAL HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length

N/A

Width

13.5 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

Zeiss

Country

Federal Republic of Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Stuttgart

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

EQUIPMENT OWNED BY CAMERON M. EDWARDS, DONOR'S GRANDFATHER, WHO DIED IN 1978. HE WAS AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER/CINEMATOGRAPHER. IN 1920S 1930S HE WAS APPOINTED AS ASSISTANT TO GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF DAY, GIVING HIM ACCESS TO FILM VENUES SUCH AS ROYAL TOUR, INCLUDING VISITS TO PARLIAMENT HILL, HARRINGTON LAKE, ETC. SOME OF HIS FILMS ARE NOW AT NAC UNDER C.M. EDWARDS.

Function

DEVICE USED TO PROVIDE BRIEF & BRIGHT ILLUMINATION ON SUBJECT OF PHOTOGRAPH TO ALLOW PHOTOGRAPH TO BE TAKEN UNDER POOR LIGHT CONDITIONS, OR TO FILL IN SHADOWS OR CREATE OTHER EFFECT WITH LIGHT.

Technical

FLASH UNIT MADE BY ONE OF WORLD'S FOREMOST MAKERS OFPHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT, ZEISS-IKON OF STUTTGART, GERMANY.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 RAISED LETTERING ON ONE SIDE READS "IKOBLITZ/ 1316" & ON OTHER "STUTTGART/ GERMANY" WITH RED "ZEISS/ IKON" LOGO/ RAISED "ZEISS/ IKON" LOGO ON EITHER SIDE OF CASE, WITH "STUTTGART/ MADE IN GERMANY"

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

.1 OFF-WHITE FLASH UNIT WITH RED & GREEN BUTTONS, PLATED DIAL/.2 PLATED REFLECTOR/ BROWN CASE/ BLACK WASHER

Decoration

OFF-WHITE PLASTIC TRIM ON CASE