Device for Igniting Flash-Powder

Made:
circa 1918 in London
maker:
R and J Beck Limited

Device for igniting flash-powder, with gunpowder caps. Periscope mark 1X 1918, made by R. & J. Beck Limited, patent no. 14234.

Details

Category:
Photographic Technology
Object Number:
1962-149
Materials:
metal (unknown), wood (unidentified) and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Measurements:
overall: 550 mm x 310 mm x 45 mm,
type:
lighting device
credit:
Smallman, W.A.