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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1968
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0337.001

MANUFACTURER: Schneider
MODEL: TELE-ARTON 1:5,5/240
LOCATION: Germany

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General Information

Serial #: 11 136 495
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL & GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length: 10.1 cm
Width: 10.0 cm
Height: 11.5 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: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS LENS PRESUMABLY USED AFTER 1968+. NOT USED AFTER 1992.
Canada: PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT USED BY YOUSUF KARSH, CANADA'S INTERNATIONALLY HONOURED PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER. FROM 1932 TO 1992, MR. KARSH OPERATED FROM HIS PRINCIPLE STUDIO IN OTTAWA, PHOTOGRAPHING HEADS OF STATE, RELIGIOUS LEADERS, AND THOSE PROMINANTIN BUSINESS AND THE ARTS. HIS PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS & NEGATIVES, AND PERSONAL PAPERS ARE IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF CANADA.
Function: USED TO FORM IMAGES ON PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM BY FOCUSING RAYS OF LIGHT PASSING THROUGH IT.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " Schneider-Kreuznach 11 136 495 Tele-Arton 1:5,5/240 " marked on lens housing. " Lens made in Germany " incised on lens barrel. "COMPUR" and "822275" incised on shutter. f-stops, shutter speeds, etc. all marked. Lens cap for front of lens marked " LEITZ WETZLAR GERMANY " on outside; " 14089 M/ 65 " marked on inside. " SCHNEIDER/ OPTIK/ KREUZNACH " marked on outside of lens cap covering rear of lens; " SN 223/28 " marked on inside.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: PRIMARILY BLACK, WITH BRIGHT SILVER METAL FITTINGS. LENS BOARD HAS GREY MOTTLED FINISH. BOTH LENS CAPS ARE FLAT BLACK.
Decoration: N/A

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Schneider, Lens, 1968, Artifact no. 1997.0337, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1997.0337.001/

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