Mount, lens

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2010.0236.001

MANUFACTURER: Kodak
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: Focussing lens mount
Patents: N/A
General Description: Bright and brushed silver metal finder; clear glass lens.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 9.5 cm
Width: 4.0 cm
Height: 2.2 cm
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: Kodak
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: Unknown
Canada: Owned and used by Canadian film maker Bill Mason, who achieved international recognition for his wilderness and canoeing documentaries in the 1960s and 1970s.
Function: Unknown
Technical: The Bill Mason collection consists of typical cameras and other equipment in the 16mm format widely used by documentary film makers in Canada in this period. The front finder was an integral part of the adapter for Cine-Kodak Special camera.Each finder lens or mask was marked with the focal length of the lens with which it was to be used, and the opening defined the area that would be included in the picture. [L49464]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "U.S.A. PAT. NO. 1,405,463", "OFF [right facing directional arrow], "U.S.A. PAT. NO./ 1,736,436" and "15 mm" stamped into finder. " D.P.C. 3583" crudely incised on finder. " - 2 FT./ 4 FT. -" incised on glass.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Bright and brushed silver metal finder; clear glass lens.
Decoration: N/A

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Kodak, Mount, lens, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2010.0236, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2010.0236.001/

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