Lamp, electric
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- OBJECT TYPE
- CINE/QUARTZ/CAMERA MOUNT
- DATE
- 1970–1979
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0486.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Acme Light Mfg. Co.
- MODEL
- 709
- LOCATION
- Skokie, Illinois, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 6
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL BODY WITH GLASS BULB AND SYNTHETIC CORD/ CARDSTOCK BOX AND PACKING
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 13.5 cm
- Width
- 12.5 cm
- Height
- 12.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Photography
- Category
- Studio & set equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Acme
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Illinois
- City
- Skokie
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- PROBABLY IN THE 1970S AND 1980S
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
USED TO PROVIDE LIGHT FOR CINE PHOTOGRAPHY IN LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS - Technical
-
LIGHT PATTERN SAME SHAPE AS SUPER 8 FILM. 45 DEGREE SWIVEL FOR INDIRECT OR BOUNCE ILLUMINATION. LIGHT LASTS FOR 25 HOURS. IDEAL FOR USE WITH KODA II FILM BUT SHOULD NOT BE USED WITH XL FAST FILM BECAUSE OF OVER-EXPOSURE. [REF 1 & 2] - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1LABEL ON BACK: 'cameralite/ DYH LAMP-600W 120V/ MODEL 709/ CSA/ ACME-LITE MANUFACTURING CO./ SKOKIE, ILLINOIS 60076'/ PRINTING ON.1 BOX INCLUDES: '45 [DEGREES] BOUNCE FOR INDIRECT LIGHTING/ ACME-LITE/ ACME-LITE MANUFACTURING CO./ SKOKIE, ILL. 60076 U.S.A./ MODEL/ 709/ LAMP/ DYH/ WATTS/ 600/ LAMP LIFE/ 25 HRS.'/ STICKER ON TOP OF BOX: 'CAPRI FILM/ Service/ $69.00'/.2 SAME AS.1 EXCEPT: 'DVY LAMP/ 650W' 'CHICAGO, ILLINOIS'/ AND 'DANGER...' WARNING/.2 BOX SAME AS ABOVE EXCEPT: 'SUPER 8 QUARTZ MOVIE LITE/ FITS ALL SUPER 8 CAMERAS/ LAMP/ DVY/ WATTS/ 650/ CHICAGO, ILL, 60644 U.S.A.'
- Missing
- COMPLETE
- Finish
- BLACK BODY WITH SHINY METAL REFLECTOR; WHITE BOX WITH BLUE PRINTING
- Decoration
- N/A
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Acme Light Mfg. Co., Lamp, electric, between 1970–1979, Artifact no. 1997.0486, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1997.0486.001/
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