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- OBJECT TYPE
- WIDE ANGLE
- DATE
- 1950–1959
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0489.001
- MANUFACTURER
- ELGEET OPTICAL CO. INC.
- MODEL
- CINEMATAR
- LOCATION
- Rochester, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL WITH GLASS LENS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 3.4 cm
- Width
- 3.2 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Photography
- Category
- Cine camera parts
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- ELGEET
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- Rochester
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- PROBABLY USED IN THE 1950S AND 1960S
- Canada
-
EDWARD KOWALSKI (ORIGINAL OWNER) WAS AN AMATEUR DOCUMENTARY FILM MAKER WHO MADE FILMS FOR THE POLISH-CANADIAN COMMUNITY IN TORONTO BETWEEN 1958 & 1973. ONE OF HIS FILMS HAS BEEN PRESERVED BY THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES (VIDEO REF. LIB. #VI 8603-001) [SEE S.I. FILE FOR 930261] - Function
-
USED TO ADJUST THE OPTICS OF A 8MM CINE CAMERA TO FOCUS CLOSE-UP AT A WIDE RANGE. - Technical
-
THIS LENS IS USED FOR CLOSE-UP PHOTOGRAPHY WHEN THERE IS A LIMITED CHOICE OF VANTAGE POINTS. IT TAKES IN MORE OF A SCENE AT THE SAME DISTANCE AS A NORMAL LENS. [REF 1] - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PRINTED AROUND LENS: 'ELGEET CINEMATAR WIDE ANGLE'/ STAMPED: 'FOR BROWNIE'/.2 STAMPED IN BAND: 'FOR BAUER'/.3 STAMPED ON EDGE: 'USE SERIES 4.5 FILTER'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- SHINY METAL WITHBLACK PRINTING
- Decoration
- N/A
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ELGEET OPTICAL CO. INC., Lens, between 1950–1959, Artifact no. 1997.0489, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0489.001/
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