Polaroid Flashgun

From Swift Current Museum

Accession Number 1991.3.10

Description Polaroid flashgun camera attachment for flash bulbs, model no. 268. The attachment includes the cord to attach the flashgun to the camera, a small red button to eject the bulb, and a plastic silver bowl is a reflector. The bulb is fixed in the centre of this bowl, which in this case is a blue flashbulb. A blue flash hood is also fixed on the bowl.

Materials Plastic; Metal

Marks/Labels "Polaroid Model 268" engraved onto metal piece. The bottom of the blue flash hood reads "Use Clear M3 Bulb".

Category Tools and Equipment for Communication, Photographic T&E, Attachment, Flash