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BULB, LIGHT

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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
FLASH BULBS
Date Range From
1950
Date Range To
1960
Materials
STEEL, GLASS, PAPER
Catalogue Number
P19970041182
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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
FLASH BULBS
Date Range From
1950
Date Range To
1960
Materials
STEEL, GLASS, PAPER
No. Pieces
7
Height
2.4
Length
11.4
Width
4.9
Description
RECTANGULAR ORANGE AND BLACK PAPER PACKAGE OF FLASHBULBS. PACKAGE HAS "WEST" AND "CLASS M" WITH "M2" ON LOGO. ALONG EDGE OF PACKAGE IS "WEST" AND "SUPER SPEED FLASH BULBS". OPPOSITE EDGE HAS "WEST ELECTRIC CO., LTD.". INSIDE PACKAGE ARE FIVE CLEAR GLASS FLASH BULBS.
Subjects
PHOTOGRAPHIC T&E
LIGHTING DEVICE
Historical Association
LEISURE
History
BULBS BELONGED TO DONOR'S FATHER WHO WAS AN AVID PHOTOGRAPHER AND FILMMAKER IN HIS SPARE TIME. THIS IS ONE OF THE MANY PHOTOGRAPHIC ITEMS WHICH HE USED. REV. NAKAYAMA, AND HIS FAMILY MOVED TO COALDALE IN 1945 AFTER BEING RELOCATED FROM VANCOUVER IN 1942 TO SLOCAN CITY IN THE INTERIOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. AT COALDALE HE FOUNDED THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION WHERE HE WAS RECTOR FROM 1945 TO 1970. SEE RECORD P19970041001 FOR EXPANDED BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION AND PERMANENT FILE FOR FURTHER HISTORY.
Catalogue Number
P19970041182
Acquisition Date
1997-01
Collection
Museum
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