Posted by Peter Noeth on September 01, 2000 at 15:05:47:
In Reply to: "pace maker" flashgun posted by Randy Stewart on July 26, 2000 at 01:08:59:
As far as I know, "Pacemaker" was a name given to the middle
models
of the 4x5 Speed and Crown Graphic. The earlier model was the
"Anniversary" and the last were the "Super Graphic". The
Speed
Graphic has the focal plane shutter and the Crown does not.
The flashguns were the Graflex, which was a 3 "D" cell handle
with
the electrical shutter trip switch and 5 household AC type
sockets.
The Graflite was a 2 "D" cell handle and could come with or
without
the electrical shutter trip switch, as it was quite common for
the
shutters by that time (mid 50's) to have their own flash sync
contacts.
The early Graflex flash guns were chromed and latter were satin
finish
aluminum. I have only seen Graflite flash guns in satin aluminum
finish.
There were also accessory add on tubes for the flash gun that would
add
one "D" cell per added tube, to fire multiple flash heads
(flashbulbs).
: Someone dropped this name at me the other day, wen I
: was inquiring about a post war Graflex flashgun.
: Is "pacemaker" the general style of flashguns in both
: Graflex & Graflite?
: Are all of these aluminum or were some of them chrome
: like the earlier models?
: Just wondering,
: Thanks!
: Randy