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OBJECT TYPE: 1IN/1:1.9/FOCUSING MOUNT
DATE: 1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0497.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: KINOTAR
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: 2237
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL AND GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length: 4.1 cm
Width: 3.5 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS ONE PROBABLY USED IN THE 1960S AND 1970S
Canada: EDWARD KOWALSKI(ORIGINAL OWNER) WAS AN AMATEUR DOCUMENTARY FILM MAKER WHO MADE FILMS FOR THE POLISH-CANADIAN COMMUNITY IN TORONTO BETWEEN 1958 & 1973. ONE OF HIS FILMS HAS BEEN PRESERVED BY THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES (VIDEO REF. LIB. #VI 8603-001) [SEE S.I. FILE FOR 930261]
Function: USED TO ADJUST THE OPTICS ON A 16MM CINE CAMERA TO FOCUS FROM 2 FEET TO INFINITY.
Technical: A TABLE IS PROVIDED ON THE INSTRUCTION SHEET [S.I. 970495] FOR THE DEPTH OF FIELD WHEN THE FOCUSING MOUNT LENS IS SET FOR A GIVEN CAMERA-TO-SUBJECT DISTANCE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED AROUND LENS BODY: 'KINOTAR 1" 1:1.9 C 16mm movie lens CIH [LOGO] No2237'/ 16 11 8 5.6 4 2.8 1.9 f BRIGHT HAZY DULL/ WINTER SUMMER/ Feet [INFINITY] 50 25 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2.5 2'
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: CHROMED METAL WITH BLACK PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Lens, circa 1960, Artifact no. 1997.0497, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1997.0497.001/

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