Case, lens

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1953–1965
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0424.004

MANUFACTURER: KERN PAILLARD
MODEL: YVAR YVONG
LOCATION: Switzerland

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General Information

Serial #: 136179
Part Number: 4
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Leather, velvet and metal

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: 21.7 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 7.5 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS ONE PROBABLY USED BY OWNER IN THE 1960S AND 1970S
Canada: ORIGINAL OWNER, HAROLD EASTWOOD, WAS A SERIOUS AMATEUR CINEMATOGRAPHER. ORIGINALLY FROM ENGLAND, HE RETIRED TO PEI. HE MADE WILDLIFE FILMS FOR THE BBC; AND FOR UN FAMINE RELIEF IN AFRICA. HE FILMED IN AFRICA, MEXICO, AND NORTH AMERICA. [REF 3]
Function: USED TO ADJUST THE OPTICS OF A CAMERA TO FOCUS FROM 12 FEET TO INFINITY.
Technical: THIS LENS FOCUSSES FROM 12' (4M) TO INFINITY, HAS A HORIZONTAL FIELD OF 3.5 [DEGREES] AND A 41MM FRONT FILTER MOUNT. [REF 1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None apparent
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Dark brown leather case. Case has an attached lid with metal snap enclosure and intergrated strap with metal buckle. Burgundy velvet interior. The top of lid and bottom of case have synthetic tape affixed to them.
Decoration: N/A

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KERN PAILLARD, Case, lens, between 1953–1965, Artifact no. 1997.0424, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/item/1997.0424.004/

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