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[essessem]

For pic go to:
http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00909m

If link doesn't work, it's a short lamp holder, bayonet mounted lamp on top (like for a Press 25 bulb), bakelite [?] base with 2 screws for attaching wires, I assume. Bulb is shaped like a short inverted cone (fat part on top.)

[glennfromwy]

Well, the bulb is an old 6 volt automotive bulb and the socket (base) is a standard bakelite item from the 40-ish era. It isn't anything that would specifically relate to photography. It may have been something a previous owner had used for flash/battery test purposes. Just ordinary hardware store items, I'm afraid.

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Glenn

"Wyoming - Where everybody is somebody else's weirdo"

[essessem]

Thanks Glenn. That seems to be the consensus over at photo.net as well. You've saved me the trouble of going on 'Antiques Road Show.'

[Les]

Oddly enough I found the identical socket in one of my kits too.

Other than a bare bulb extension flash, I can't think of anything to use them for.