General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL WITH SYNTHETIC OUTSIDE RING AND BULB HOLDER/.2 METAL/.3 SYNTHETIC/ CARDSTOCK BOX COVERED WITH PAPER

Dimensions

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

Length

14.0 cm

Width

8.6 cm

Height

13.8 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

ROLLEI

Country

Federal Republic of Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Brunswick

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY USED IN THE 1950'S AND 1960'S

Canada

PART OF A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT FROM THE ESTATE OF WILFRED HAROLD OLSON, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF DOMINION WIDE PHOTOGRAPHY LTD., OTTAWA (C 1950-1995). MR. OLSON WAS A PHOTOGRAPHER FOR MANY YEARS AND HIS STUDIO DID WORK FOR BOTH THE OTTAWA JOURNAL AND THE CBC.

Function

USED TO PROVIDE A BRIEF AND BRIGHT ILLUMINATION ON A SUBJECT TO ALLOW A PHOTOGRAPH TO BE TAKEN UNDER POOR LIGHT CONDITIONS.

Technical

FLASH UNIT IS CONNECTED TO CAMERA SO THE SHUTTER IS SYNCHONIZED WITH THE FLASH AND FIRES IT TOALLOW FOR THE SHORTEST SHUTTER SPEED POSSIBLE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 MFG'S LABEL: 'ROLLEIFLASH/ comb'/ PRINTED ON METER PLATE ON BACK; 'Guide number/ Nombre-guide/ Leitzaht/ Numero-indice/ Numero de quia/ Coeficiente/ GERMANY/ ft/ [4 SCALES]'/.2 EMBOSSED: 'Rollei/ GERMANY'/.3 NO MARKINGS/ PRINTED ON BOX: 'Rolleiflash/ Comb 2/ MADE IN GERMANY'/ HANDWRITTEN: '18.00'

Missing

BAR TO CONNECT THE SHUTTER ATTACHMENT (.2) TO THE REFLECTOR UNIT (.1)

Finish

.1 OUTSIDE TEXTURED MATTE BLACK; INSIDE TEXTURED SILVER; GREY RING/.2 TEXTURED MATTE BLACK WITH POLISHED METAL TRIM/.3 GREY/ BOX: YELLOW BACKGROUND WITH GOLD LINES AND BROWN PRINTING

Decoration

.1 GROOVED EXTERIOR RING/ BOX: SCROLLED LINES ON BOX OVER GROUND