Box, light

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OBJECT TYPE: MAIN
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0313.002

MANUFACTURER: Colortran
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: flood lamp
Patents: N/A
General Description: metal, glass & synthetic components.

Dimensions

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

Length: 41.0 cm
Width: 35.0 cm
Height: 27.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Lighting Technology
Category: Lighting devices
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Colortran
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: KARSH OF OTTAWA STUDIO OPERATED C. 1932- 1992.
Canada: PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT USED BY YOUSUF KARSH, CANADA'S INTERNATIONALLY HONOURED PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER. FROM 1932 TO 1992, MR. KARSH OPERATED FROM HIS PRINCIPLE STUDIO IN OTTAWA, PHOTOGRAPHING HEADS OF STATE, RELIGIOUS LEADERS, AND THOSE PROMINENT IN BUSINESS, THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. HIS PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS & NEGATIVES, AND PERSONAL PAPERS ARE IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF CANADA.
Function: USED AS MAIN OR PRIMARY SOURCE OF ARTIFICIAL LIGHT, FOR PHOTOGRAPHY.
Technical: THIS LIGHTING UNIT USED BY KARSH AS THE MAIN LIGHT SOURCE FOR HIS STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHS. IN THE PRELIMINARY, OR STANDARD ARRANGEMENT, FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE PHOTOGRAPHER, THIS LIGHT WAS PLACED ON THE RIGHT, APPROX. 4 1/2 FEET FROM, AND SLIGHTLY BEHIND, THE CAMERA. ON IT'S STAND IT STOOD APPROX. 6 FEET HIGH AND WAS FITTED WITH A MYLAR DIFFUSING SCREEN (1998.0980.1). THIS ARRANGEMENT WAS SUBJECT TO CHANGE, AS DETERMINED BY MR. KARSH AT THE TIME OF THE ACTUAL SITTING. (SEE NOTES BY JERRY FIELDER, IN SUPP. INFO. FILE 970309).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "COLORTRAN" cast in raised print on metal mounting bracket. Each of 5 lamp bulbs marked "ECA/ 250W/ GE/ 120V/ 3200 [degree symbol] K".
Missing: Appears complete. From CA of 06/03/1999 by Gordon Perrault: Yes - 002 Light source appears complete / filters or gels missing from front of light source
Finish: Casing exterior, including shields, painted navy blue; interior of box painted white; reverse of shields is navy blue; 5 opaque glass bulbs have silver metal screw sockets; black synthetic ciovering on electrical cord.
Decoration: N/A

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Colortran, Box, light, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1997.0313, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0313.002/

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