A box for Kalkart flash kit.
Kalart Co.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1935 - 1940
Materials
Cardboard
Measurements
170 x 164 x 107 mm
Place of origin
New York
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525014.6
Summary
A box for Kalkart flash kit. The main box is dark blue with a grey lid and there are three compartments inside. On the underside of the lid is a diagram of how contents should be arranged with the note 'Important: Replace reflector, battery case and synchroniser as indicated in this drawing to prevent damage.' The top and ends of the lid all have printed 'Kalart Micromatic Speed Flash Trade Mark Reg. U.S. Off. Made in U.S.A.'
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