Flashlight-Lamp

PART OF:: The Kodak Museum Collection

Made:: 1917-1927 in Berlin

maker:: Agfa

Agfa 'Flashlight-Lamp' kit. Clockwork powered magnesium powder flashgun, 6.5 x 5cm folding tray with detachable handle. Serrated wheel working on flint, released by hand or cable release. Manufactured by Agfa, Germany, about 1922.

Details

Category:: Photographic Technology

Collection:: Kodak Collection

Object Number:: 1990-5036/2810

Materials:: magnesium and flint

type:: flash lamp

credit:: The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford

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Parts

Agfa Flashlight-Lamp Carton

Agfa 'Flashlight-Lamp' original carton. Manufactured in Germany, about 1922. Lid printed in German, French and English.

Measurements:: overall: 65 mm x 130 mm x 78 mm,

Materials:: cardboard

Object Number:: 1990-5036/2810/1

type:: carton

Double-ended Tube of Kodak Flash Powder

Double-ended tube of Kodak flash powder. Manufactured by Kodak Ltd.

Measurements:: overall: 92 mm 22 mm,

Materials:: glass , white metal (unknown) , cork and magnesium (metal)

Object Number:: 1990-5036/2810/2

type:: flash powder

Measuring Scoop

Measuring scoop for Agfa 'Flash-light Lamp' kit, manufactured by Agfa, Germany, about 1922.

Materials:: wood (unidentified) and white metal (unknown)

Object Number:: 1990-5036/2810/3

type:: measuring scoop

Agfa 'Flashlight Lamp' Instruction Leaflet

Instruction leaflet for Agfa 'Flashlight Lamp' kit. Printed in German, about 1922.

Materials:: paper (fibre product)

Object Number:: 1990-5036/2810/4

type:: instruction leaflet

Packet of 'Sparking Material' for Agfa 'Flashlight-Lamp' kit

Packet of 'Sparking Material' for Agfa 'Flashlight-Lamp' kit, manufactured in Germany about 1922.

Measurements:: overall: 83 mm x 62 mm

Materials:: flint and paper (fibre product)

Object Number:: 1990-5036/2810/5

type:: flint

Packet of 'Paper Nitric'

Red paper packet of 'Paper Nitric' for Agfa 'Flashlight-Lamp', manufactured in Berlin about 1922.

Measurements:: overall: 45 mm x 64 mm

Materials:: paper (fibre product) and nitrocellulose

Object Number:: 1990-5036/2810/6

type:: paper

Flash Gun Tray and Handle

Flash gun and detachable handle for Agfa 'Flash-light Lamp' kit, manufactured by Agfa, Germany, about 1922. 6.5 x 5cm folding tray with detachable handle. Serrated wheel working on flint, released by hand or cable release. Tray stamped 'Agfa / GRP 230110'.