National Twin Flash unit.
National
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1950 - 1960
Materials
Plastic, Metal
Measurements
50 x 83 x 38 mm
Place of origin
Japan
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525303.1
Summary
National Twin Flash unit. The unit is black plastic and there is a metal front with two recesses for flash bulbs. There is an accessory shoe bracket and a synchronising wire. The front is labelled 'National Twin Flash'. On the back is a dial calculator (showing both feet and metres). On the rear right is a dial which sets either or both flashes to fire. The central panel gives access to the battery compartment It is marked 'Made in Japan'.
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
National, manufacturer