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In-your-face 'Fifties Style The small print on the price tag says "Stanhope, NJ". I got two packages of these bulbs along with a flash gun and an Ikonta 521/16 camera from ebay for about twenty dollars. The last time I tried using one of the bulbs was in an old Agfa Chief box camera. To my dismay, I discovered too late that the camera's flash switch was shorted. In the process of inserting a bulb, the flash went off prematurely, crisply frying my fingers. Since the camera and flash at that moment were pointed at my face, I was also temporarily blinded. A memorable experience.
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