General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

FLASH: SYNTHETIC AND METAL/ CASE: SYNTHETIC AND METAL

Dimensions

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

Length

11.0 cm

Width

4.5 cm

Height

5.0 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

Honeywell

Country

Japan

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY USED IN THE 1960'S

Canada

PART OF A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT FOR THE ESTATE OF WILFRED HAROLD OLSON, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF DOMINION WIDE PHOTOGRAPHY LTD., OTTAWA (C1950-1995). 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

TYPE SAMPLE OF A SMALL PORTABLE FLASH

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

FLASH: ON FRONT: 'HONEYWELL TILT-A- MITE'/ EMBOSSED IN BACK: 'HONEYWELL/ TILT-A-MITE/ TEST BUTTON/ OPEN/ FLASH/ MADE IN JAPAN'/ SCALEAFFIXED TO BACK READS: 'Set this point at Guide Number/ LAMP-TO-SUBECT DISTANCE IN FEET.'/ PRINTED ON CAPACITOR: '15V/ CAPACITOR/ for/ HONEYWELL/ TILT-A-MITE'/ CASE: EMBOSSED IN CASE 'HONEYWELL/ JAPAN'

Missing

15V BATTERY REMOVED/ NO LAMPS

Finish

FLASH: DARK GREY BODY WITH SHINY METAL REFLECTOR/ CASE: LIGHT GRAY

Decoration

N/A