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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTRONIC
DATE: 1959
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0770.001

MANUFACTURER: METZ
MODEL: MECABLITZ 101
LOCATION: Federal Republic of Germany

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General Information

Serial #: 94171
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 PLASTIC FLASH & POWER UNIT CASINGS; SYNTHETIC PARTS; METAL PARTS/.2 METAL WITH SYNHETIC WIRE COVERING/.3 CARDBOARD

Dimensions

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

Length: 29.0 cm
Width: 13.0 cm
Height: 25.5 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: METZ
Country: Federal Republic of Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1960S
Canada: GERMAN MADE FLASH UNIT PURCHASED IN MONTREAL.
Function: PHOTOGRAPHIC ACCESSORY USED TO PROVIDE BRIEF & BRIGHT ILLUMINATION ON SUBJECT TO ALLOW PHOTOGRAPH TO BE TAKEN UNDER POOR LIGHT CONDITIONS, OR TO FILL IN SHADOWS OR CREATE OTHER EFFECT WITH LIGHT.
Technical: EARLY TRANSISTORIZED FLASH USES TRANSISTORS INBOTH POWER & MONOTOR CIRCUITS TO INCREASE NUMBER OF FLASHES PER SET OF BATTERIES; SHORTER RECHARGE TIME; UNIFORM LIGHT OUTPUT. MECABLITZ 100 WAS FIRSTTRANSISTORIZED UNIT TO REACH U.S. MARKET IN 1957/58. MODEL 101 WAS BASICALLY SAME.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 BLACK PLATE ON EXTERIOR OF POWER UNIT WITH SILVER LETTERING READING "Metz/ MECABLITZ"; LABEL INSIDE BATTERY COMPARTMENT WITH METZ LOGO & READING "Type:/ MECABLITZ 101/ No 94171"; RAISED LETTERING ON EXTERIOR OF POWER UNIT READS "MADE IN W. GERMANY"/.3 BLUE LETERING ON BOX READS "MECABLITX 101/ Das Blitzgerat mit Transistoren/ METZ-FERNSEHEN-RADIO-PHOTO-FURTH-BAY./ MADE IN WESTERN GERMANY"
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE From CA of 04/13/2000 by Pat Montero: No - Complete
Finish: .1 GREY CASINGS, CORD, STRAP; WHITE LAMP/.2 BLACK SYNTHETIC, METALLIC PARTS/.2 NATURAL WITH BLUE COLOURED PARTS
Decoration: .1 WRINKLE FINISH ON PARTS OF POWER UNIT CASING/.3 BLUE ILLUSTRATION OF BUILDING (FACTORY?); BROKEN CURVED BLUE LINE TERMINATING IN "METZ" LOGO

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METZ, Flash, circa 1959, Artifact no. 1997.0770, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1997.0770.001/

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