Cap, lens

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1958
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1351.003

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: TAIR-3
LOCATION: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

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General Information

Serial #: 663317
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 5
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: 1.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 8.0 cm
Volume: N/A

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: None apparent
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: Black enamelled metal with green felt on inner edge; pressure fitted to lens.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Cap, lens, circa 1958, Artifact no. 1995.1351, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1995.1351.003/

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