General Information

Serial #

98402 [.4]

Part Number

1

Total Parts

6

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 SYNTHETIC &METAL;.2 METAL;.3 METAL;.4 METAL;.5 METAL;.6 METAL & SYNTHETIC; BOX - CARDSTOCK

Dimensions

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

Length

22.0 cm

Width

21.0 cm

Height

5.5 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

KALART

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Connecticut

City

Stamford

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

THIS ONE USED IN THE LATE 1940S [SEE LETTER IN S.I.FILE]

Canada

USED IN CANADA

Function

USED TO PROVIDE ILLUMINATION FOR THE TAKING OF PHOTOGRAPHS USING A STILL CAMERA

Technical

ONE OF THE EARLY ACCESSORY FLASH GUNS [REF 1]. USE WITH COMPUR AND OTHER BETWEEN THE LENSES SHUTTERS. HAS BUILT-IN SAFETY TEST LAMP.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 MOLDED ON SIDE: 'KALART/ MADE IN U.S.A.'/.4 PRINTED ON TOP: 'AUTOMATIC/ SYNCHRONIZER/ SER. NO. AS 98402/ KALART SPEED FLASH/ MADE IN U.S.A./ U.S. PAT 2117,510 AND 2,321,945/ OTHER PATENTS PENDING'/.6 STAMPED IN BOTTOM: 'KALART/ MADE IN U.S.A.'/ PRINTING ON BOX INCLUDES: 'MADE BY THE MAKERS OF THE FAMOUS/ KALAR/ COMPAK PASSIVE/ SPEED FLASH/ KALART/ [SYNCHRONIZED] Lens-Coupled/ RANGE FINDER/ KALART/ Focuspot/ KALART/ MASTER AUTOMATIC SPEED FLASH/ CODE MASU/ MADE IN U.S.A./ THE KALART COMPANY, INC., STAMFORD, CONN. [2 TIMES]'

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

BOX: LID - SILVER WITH BLUE PRINTING; BOTTOM - BLUE WITH RED INSIDE/.1 BLACK WITH SHINY METAL PARTS;.2 MATTE BLACK BACK, SHINY METAL FRONT;.3 SHINY METAL;.4 BLACK WITH SILVER TOP AND BLACK PRINTING;.5 SHINY METAL WITH YELLOW WINDING ON ONE END;.6 MATTE SILVER WITH BLACK

Decoration

N/A