General Information

Serial #

663317

Part Number

5

Total Parts

5

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Leather, velvet and metal

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

31.0 cm

Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

11.5 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

Medium brown leather case with pebbled finish. Case has an attached lid with metal snap enclosure and intergrated strap with metal buckle. Lens (.2) screws into place in the case. Cap affixed to interior of lid. Red velvet interior.

Decoration

N/A