General Information

Serial #

10 432 548

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

GLASS OPTICS; METAL & SYNTHETIC COMPONENTS. SYNTHETIC LENSCAPS. QUILTED NYLON LENS BAG HAS BUTTON CLOSURE.

Dimensions

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

Length

11.5 cm

Width

10.0 cm

Height

13.0 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

Schneider

Country

Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS LENS 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 PRROMINANT IN BUSINESS, THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. HIS PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS & NEGATIVES, AND PERSONAL PAPERS ARE IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF CANADA.

Function

Unknown

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

" Schneider-Kreuznach 10 432 548 Tele-Arton 1:5,5/360 " incised on lens housing. " COPAL- NO.3 " & " MADE IN JAPAN 672162 " incised on shutter. f-stops, shutter speeds, etc. also marked. Front lens cap marked " SCHNEIDER/ OPTIK/ KREUZNACH " on front; " SN 223/34 " on inside. " 360 " handwritten in blue ink on blue tape label on outside of cap. Back lens cap reads " SCHNEIDER/ OPTIK/ KREUZNACH " on front; " SN 223/27- 60[symbol] " on back.

Missing

NONE.

Finish

BLACK AND BRIGHT SILVER METAL HOUSING. BLACK LENS CAPS. QUILTED LENS BAG HAS BLACK EXTERIOR; DRAB GREEN LINING.

Decoration

N/A