General Information

Serial #

663317

Part Number

2

Total Parts

5

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal and glass

Dimensions

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

Length

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Width

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Height

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Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still camera parts

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY USED IN THE 1950S AND 1960S

Canada

PART OF A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT FROM THE ESTATE OF WILFRED HAROLD OLSON, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF DOMINION WIDE PHOTOGRAPHY LTD., OTTAWA (1952-1995). MR. OLSON WAS A PHOTOGRAPHER FOR MANY YEARS AND HIS STUDIO DID WORK FOR BOTH THE OTTAWA JOURNAL AND THE CBC AMONGST OTHER CLIENTS.

Function

USED, WHEN ATTACHED TO A CAMERA, TO BEND LIGHT RAYS TO CREATE AN IMAGE WHICH IS IMPRINTED ON THE FILM IN THE CAMERA.

Technical

GIVES SIX TIMES MORE MAGNIFICATION THAN A 50MM STANDARD LENS. CRISP, HIGH CONTRAST IMAGE AT FULL APERTURE WITHPERFECT COVERAGE AND EVEN ILLUMINATION ACROSS THE FRAME [REF 1]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

White print reads " [logo] C-17 [logo] 72x1".

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

Black enamelled casing with yellow glass filter. Threads on glass end screws onto cap which is affixed to the lid of the case (.5). Also, lens unscrews from extender, however, they are not catalogued separately.

Decoration

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