Kodak Stoneware Magnesium Flashlamp

Ceramic circular tray with recess for cottonwool; charge of powder placed in central funnel; wool soaked in spirit and ignited; rubber bulb with inflatable reservoir - inflated while tube clamped. When clamp (missing) is released, powder is blown up through flame.

Details

Category:
Photographic Technology
Collection:
Kodak Collection
Object Number:
1990-5036/7206
Materials:
ceramic (unspecified)
type:
flash lamp
credit:
The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford