Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

FLASH CUBE

Date Range From

1950

Date Range To

1970

Materials

PLASTIC, PAPER, GLASS, PAINT

No. Pieces

7

Height

4.1

Length

2.9

Width

2.9

Description

1. FLASH CUBE: CUBE IS MADE OF BLUE PLASTIC WHICH HAS FOUR HALF OVAL CHAMBERS ON EACH SIDE THAT HOLD A SMALL TUBED LIGHT THAT COME TO A SMALL POINT ON THE TOP AND ARE PLUGGED INTO A BLACK SPIKE ON THE BOTTOM. ON TOP IS A SILVER COLOURED CROSS WITH HOLES IN EACH ARM, THAT HAS A BLUE PIECE OF PAPER RESTING ON IT THAT HAS A CIRCLE WITH FOUR DIAGONAL ARMS TO THE SILVER ARMS BELOW STICKING OUT THE SIDES. IT READS IN LIGHT LETTERING "MAGICUBE MAGICUBE MAGICUBE" AROUND EDGE OF CIRCLE. INSIDE IS LIGHT WITH BLUE CIRCLE AND FOUR SWIRLS, AND READS "GE". BOTTOM OF CUBE IS BLACK PLASTIC WITH FOUR CIRCLE HOLES PUNCHED INTO CORNERS, AND A CIRCLE PUNCHED INTO FOUR SECTIONS. CENTER IS A RAISED SQUARE WITH FOUR ARMS ON EACH CORNER TO PLUG INTO CAMERA. HAS "U.S.A." ENGRAVED ON ONE SIDE AND "61" ON THE OTHER. TWO LIGHT BULBS ARE WARPED AND HAVE BEEN BLOWN. SCRATCHES ON BLUE PLASTIC,HAVE SOME MINOR CRACKS TOO. 2. FLASH CUBE: SAME AS #1 EXCEPT NO LIGHT BULBS ARE BLOWN AND READS "115" INSTEAD OF 61. HAS SOME RED PAINT ON SIDE. 3. FLASH CUBE: SAME AS #1 EXCEPT TOP IS PAINTED IN SILVER WITH CIRCLE AND FOUR SWIRLS AND "GE" IN THE MIDDLE. ALSO HAS FOUR RECTANGLES EXTENDING TO CORNERS OF CUBE. BOTTOM READS "27" NOT 61. NO LIGHTS ARE BURNED. 4. FLASH CUBE: SAME AS #3 EXCEPT BOTTOM READS "A-2". 5. FLASH CUBE: SAME AS #3 EXCEPT BOTTOM READS "78" AND THREE LIGHTS ARE BLOWN. 6. FLASH CUBE: SAME AS #1 EXCEPT CUBE IS SILVER IN COLOUR. TOP HAS WHITE HOLLOW SQUARE PAINTED THAT READS IN RED AROUND SQUARE "ATLAS - MADE IN GT. BRITAIN - ATLAS - MAGICUBE". IN CENTER IS A BLUE PAINTED "X". NO ENGRAVING ON BOTTOM. HAS "E" STAMPED INTO TOP CORNER, AND BOTTOM ETCHED "F". 7. FLASH CUBE: SAME AS #6 EXCEPT HAS "B" STAMPED INTO TOP CORNER AND PART OF "ATLAS" WAS CUT OFF AND EDGES OF LETTERS ARE ON OPPOSITE SIDE. HAS "Q" ETCHED INTO BOTTOM.

Subjects

PHOTOGRAPHIC T&E

Historical Association

LEISURE

History

SEE FILE P19950021000-GA.

Catalogue Number

P19950023004

Acquisition Date

1995-05

Collection

Museum

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