General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal body. Glass focusing plate. Leather hood. Cardstock box.

Dimensions

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

Length

23.5 cm

Width

23.5 cm

Height

4.0 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

LINHOF

Country

Federal Republic of Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Munich

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Probably the 1950's and 1960's.

Canada

Part of a collection of photographic equipment from the estate of Wilfred Harold Olson, founder and president of Dominion Wide Photography Ltd., Ottawa (c. 1950-1995). Mr. Olson was a photographer for many years and his studio did work for both the Ottawa Journal and CBC.

Function

Used, when attached to the back of a camera, to protect the unexposed film from light and to hold negative holders (cut film, plate, and roll film).

Technical

This type of camera back was very versatile as it could hold several kinds of negative holders - known as a "universal" back. The back was rotatable for horizontal and vertical composition. For ground glass focusing the back is equipped with a focusing hood. [ref 1]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PRINTED ON LID: 'TECHNIKA'/ ON CREST: 'Linhof'/ CHART PRINTED ON INSIDE LID READS IN PART: 'Linhof Depth of Field/ Table/ diaphr. 3,5 4,5 5,6/6,8 8 11 16 22/ 90mm 127mm/135 mm 150mm 240mm 270mm'/ PRINTING ON BOX LID READS IN PART: 'Prazisions-Kamer[?] hen 25/ Kamera[?] eil/ Universa[?]/ Dos un[?]sel/ Dorso universal/ 4 x 5/ YZIV/ 500/10/59'

Missing

Appears complete

Finish

Outside lid is grey hammelin finish. Shiny silver and shiny black trim. Brown leatherette trim on sides. Black hood. Inside lid is black with silver printing. Box is white with black horizontal stripes with a red and black label.

Decoration

'Linhof' crest on bottom right of outside lid.