General Information

Serial #

4577776

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

GLASSOPTICS/ METAL HOUSING/ SYNTHETIC CASE

Dimensions

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

Length

N/A

Width

8.1 cm

Height

6.4 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

SCHNEIDER

Country

Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Kreuznach

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

LENS OWNED BY CAMERON M. EDWARDS, DONOR'S GRANDFATHER, WHO DIED IN 1978. HE WAS AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER/CINEMATOGRAPHER. IN 1920S-1930S HE WAS APPOINTED AS ASSISTANT TO GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF DAY, GIVING HIM ACCESS TO FILM VENUES SUCH AS ROYAL TOUR, INCLUDING VISITS TO PARLIAMENT HILL, HARRINGTON LAKE, ETC. SOME OF HIS FILMS ARE NOW AT NAC UNDER C.M. EDWARDS.

Function

OPTICAL COMPONENT OF CAMERA WHICH FUNCTIONS BY BENDING LIGHT RAYS TO CREATE IMAGE WHICH IS IMPRINTED ON FILM IN CAMERA, FORMING PHOTOGRAPH.

Technical

IN 1913 JOSEPH SCHNEIDER & HIS SON JOSEPH JR. FOUNDED JOSEPH SCHNEIDER OPTICAL WORKS IN KREUZNACH. THEY MADE THEIR FIRST F/4.5 XENAR LENS IN 1919, MILLIONTH LENS IN 1936; FIRM STILL OPERATING INTO 1960S.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

WHITE LETTERING ON LENS HOUSING READS "Retina-Longar-Xenon C f:4/80mm Schneider-Kreuznach 4577776"/ RED & SILVER PLATE ON CASE TOP READS "Kodak"/ RAISED LETTERING ON CASE UNDERSIDE READS "MADE IN GERMANY"

Missing

COMPLETE

Finish

METALLIC & BLACK PAINTED METAL/ BLACK CASE BASE WITH COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT COVER

Decoration

N/A