Summary
Blue, Photoflux electric photographic flash bulb, manufactured by Philips in Holland. It was designed for daylight colour photography. This globe has a blue safety spot at the tip, which was invented by Philips. This particular example is inside its original packaging.
This object is part of the Kodak collection of products, promotional materials, photographs and working life artefacts collected from Kodak Australasia in 2005, when the Melbourne manufacturing plant at Coburg closed down
Physical Description
Globe style, screw based electric flash bulb. Blue glass. Inside original red, black and white packaging.
More Information
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Ms. Kate Metcalf - Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, 2005
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Acknowledgement
Courtesy of Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd.
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Manufacturer
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Inscriptions
On a metal ring inside globe: 'MADE IN HOLLAND 3-30V / PHILIPS PHOTOFLUX TYP. PF 100E/97' Repeated all over the packaging: 'PHILIPS / "PHOTOFLUX"' Stamped on the packaging: 'PF 100/97 3-30V / BLAU BLEU BLUE BLAUW / MADE IN HOLLAND'
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
126 mm (Length), 82 mm (Outside Diameter)
Dimensions of packaging
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Keywords
Photography, Photographic Flash Bulbs, Lighting, Electric Lamps, Electric Light Globes, Electric Lighting, Electric Light Lamps, Lights
