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OBJECT TYPE: 1IN./F3.5
DATE: 1925–1935
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0494.001

MANUFACTURER: TAYLOR-HOBSON COOKE
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: England

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General Information

Serial #: 151996
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
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: 3.3 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: TAYLOR HOBSON
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY USED IN THE 1920S AND 1930S
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 OF CANADA (VIDEO REF. LIB. #VI 8603-001) [SEE S.I. FILE FOR 930261]
Function: USED TO ADJUST THE OPTICS ON A 16MM CINE CAMERA TO FOCUS FROM 3.5 FEET TO 16 FEET.
Technical: FAIRLY OLD LENS FOR A 16MM CINE CAMERA [REF 11]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED AROUND OUTSIDE OF BODY: 'PAT NO 135640 ENGLAND 3.5 4.5 5.5 8 11 16/ TAYLOR-HOBSON COOKE CINEMA LENS NO 151996 1 INCH f/3.5'
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: BLACK PAINT; LENS CAP SHINY METAL WITH BLACK CENTRE
Decoration: N/A

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TAYLOR-HOBSON COOKE, Lens, circa 1925–1935, Artifact no. 1997.0494, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0494.001/

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