A connection cable for flash unit.
Kalart Co.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1935 - 1940
Materials
Metal, Rubber
Measurements
80 x 15 mm; 330 mm (Length)
Place of origin
New York
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525014.3
Summary
A connection cable for flash unit. The cable is sheathed in black rubber with two pin connnectors at one end and a single unit at the other. The metal unit has a knob which withdraws a pin and it has embossed 'Kalart Patented Made in U.S.A.'. An arrow indicates the sense of rotation
Provenance
Part of The Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986
Makers and roles
Kalart Co., manufacturer