Unknown, Made in england...

[jpp]

I've not been very present lately but I hope I'lle have more time for me when we have moved to our new house...
I came across this curious thing attttttttttt a Vide Grenier recently but I don't have the slightest idea concerning its use.
It seems to be made n bakelite, receives 2 AA battery cells, you can fix a light bulb on it, it can be fixed on a camera or something similar, there is a viewer, ...a few pics will be of greater help to describe it...

[Stephen]

It fires large flash bulbs, screw in type, but quite why a viewfinder is fitted is a mystery, as you would not like to be near a big PF bulb going off! The square hole at the back on the bulb screw takes a reflector that was a dish behind the bulb to force the light forwards, maybe the holder was designed to fit a tripod and was triggered remote from camera, so the viewfinder was there to check coverage of the light.

Stephen.

[jpp]

Attachment DeletedTHe view finder makes a 90°angle withe the camera view finder

[mickeyobe]

The viewfinder is not for use when taking the photo. It is to line up a view of the hospital's crowd.

When Kate has her baby the bulb will glow brilliantly.

That will be the time to snap the shutter getting a picture of the expectant crowd lined up at 90 degrees from the hospital cheering and throwing their caps in the air.

Vide Grenier means Emptying the Attic. Most appropriate.