ATTACHMENT, FLASH

Description: ENAMELED GREY RECTANGULAR CASING; ARM EXTENDING FROM EITHER SIDE WITH LIGHT BULB SOCKET AT END OF BOTH. BLACK PLASTIC HANDLE EXTENDS FROM BOTTOM. BOLT AT TOP FOR ATTACHING LIGHTING DEVICE TO CAMERA; BLACK ON/OFF SWITCH ON REVERSE. ALSO SMALL EXPOSURE GUIDE BELOW SWITCH. ON FRONT OF LIGHTING BAR IS NAMEPLATE WITH "MOBILITE LIFETIME GUARANTEE USE 375 W. LAMPS 115V. MAX. A.C. ONLY FLEX ELECTRIC PRODUCTS, INC. BROOKLYN, N.Y.". BLUE RUBBER POWER CORD WITH BLACK HEAD. RUBBER DRY AND CRACKING.

History: PURCHASED BY DONOR AND WIFE MARIAN, AT BIRTH OF FIRST DAUGHTER IN JULY 1958. USED WITH BROWNIE "TURRET F-1.9" MOTION PICTURE CAMERA (NOT INCLUDED), FOR FILMING CHILDREN FROM THEIR INFANCY, ON BIRTHDAYS, HOLIDAY TRIPS, FAMILY GATHERINGS AND SPECIAL OCCASIONS. DONOR CLAIMS IT WAS USED EXTENSIVELY. SIX YEARS AGO DONOR HAD ALL FILMS MADE WITH CAMERA EDITED AND TRANSPOSED TO VIDEO AS GIFTS FOR CHILDREN. DONOR WORKED AS ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE MEMBER AND WAS TRANSFERRED OFTEN, RETIRING FROM THE FORCE IN 1971. MOVED TO LETHBRIDGE IN DECEMBER THAT YEAR, AND TAUGHT LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR 21 YEARS AT THE LETHBRIDGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, RETIRING IN 1992.