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Flash Bar II

Object NameCamera Flash Bar with 10 AG-1 Photoflash Bulbs
Manufacturer General Electric Company (f. 1892)
Made FromGlass, Plastic, Metal, Zirconium Wire, Magnesium or Aluminum Filaments
Dateafter 1958
TechniqueMachine-made, assembled
SizeOverall H: 4.5 cm, W: 10.8 cm, D: 1.5 cm
Accession Number2022.4.21
Credit LineGift of GE Lighting, a Savant Company
Place Made
United States
Physical Description"Flash Bar II" Camera Flash Bar with 10 AG-1 Photoflash Bulbs. (a) Black plastic base holding ten colorless tube bulbs containing frayed zirconium wire and magnesium or aluminum filaments. (b) Rectangular green and mirrored plastic cap that fits over ten tube bulbs on black plastic base.
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