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- OBJECT TYPE
- 17MM/F2.7
- DATE
- 1950–1960
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0496.001
- MANUFACTURER
- WOLLENSAK OPTICAL CO.
- MODEL
- RAPTAR
- LOCATION
- Rochester, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 725266
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL WITH GLASS LENS/ CARDSTOCK BOX WITH VELVET LINING
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 3.0 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
- Wollensak
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- Rochester
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- PROBABLY USED FROM THE 1950S TO THE 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 ON A 16MM CINE CAMERA TO FOCUS FROM 10 INCHES TO INFINITY. - Technical
-
LENS FOR A 16MM CINE CAMERA WITH A STANDARD "C" MOUNTING. A MODERATE WIDE ANGLE LENS. [REF 1] - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- LENS: PRINTED AROUNDBODY: 'MADE IN U.S.A. SER. NO. 725266/ INF 15 10 8 6 5 4 3 2'6" 2 1'6" 1 10"/ WOLLENSAK 17MM f/2.7 W[LOGO] RAPTAR f2.7 4 5.6 8 11 16'/ PRINTING ON BOX LID: 'Wollensak/ WOLLENSAK CINE RAPTAR/ 17MM (11/16") Focus F2.7/ Focus Mount'
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE
- Finish
- LENS CHROMED WITH BLACK PRINTING/ BOX: SILVER LID WITH NAVY PRINTING; NAVY BOTTOM; BLUE VELVET LINING
- Decoration
- N/A
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WOLLENSAK OPTICAL CO., Lens, between 1950–1960, Artifact no. 1997.0496, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0496.001/
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