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OBJECT TYPE: 50MM/F1.8
DATE: 1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2010.0566.003

MANUFACTURER: Meyer-Optik
MODEL: Oreston
LOCATION: Görlitz, Germany

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General Information

Serial #: 4506343
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 7
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal body; glass lens

Dimensions

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

Length: 5.7 cm
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 6.4 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Meyer
Country: Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Görlitz

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Early 1970s until at least 1980
Canada: This camera was bought by John Corby, former curator of Industrial Technology at NMST. It was purchased circa 1969 to be used at Mr. Corby's job as curator and was used to photograph most of the images in CSTM's John Corby photographic collection (e.g. Angus Shops, Chesterville Station).
Function: A part of the camera for focusing the image.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: On one silver-coloured ring around the outside, near the proper back: "22 16 11 8 5.6 4 2.8 2 1.8"/ On black body: "22 16 . 8.4 [RED ARROW POINTING TO PROPER FRONT] 4.8 . 16 22"/ The letters "ft" in red and a series of numbers running around the circumference of the lens/ The letter "m" in yellow letters, just below the red letters, and series of numbers running around the circumference of the lens
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Black with silver-coloured accents and red, white and yellow writing.
Decoration: N/A

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Meyer-Optik, Lens, circa 1969, Artifact no. 2010.0566, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/2010.0566.003/

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