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OBJECT TYPE: F5.6/IRIS/NON-FOCUS
DATE: 1860
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1981.1173.001

MANUFACTURER: VOIGTLANDER & SON OPTICAL CO.
MODEL: COLLINEAR II 1:6.3 NO. 5
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 55047
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: LENS- GROUND GLASS/ LENS HOUSING- BRASS/ IRIS DIAPHRAGM- METAL/ LENS BOARD- WOOD

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: 9.5 cm
Height: 6.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Still camera parts
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: VOIGTLANDER
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: OPTICAL UNIT USED IN FORMING AN IMAGE, FOCUSING AT THE FILM PLANE
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MODEL & MFR'S NAME IN ORNATE SCRIPT ENGRAVED INTO BARREL OF LENS HOUSING
Missing: N/A
Finish: LENS- CLEAR GLASS/ LENS HOUSING- GOLD COLOURED/ IRIS DIAPHRAGM- BLACK/ LENS BOARD- BLACK & BROWN
Decoration: N/A

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VOIGTLANDER & SON OPTICAL CO., Lens, circa 1860, Artifact no. 1981.1173, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1981.1173.001/

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