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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0892.005

MANUFACTURER: Bausch & Lomb Optical Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 5
Total Parts: 13
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal and glass lens mounted in a wood lens board

Dimensions

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

Length: 23.0 cm
Width: 22.7 cm
Height: 12.5 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: Bausch Lomb
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: C.1930S+
Canada: PART OF A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT ACQUIRED FROM A HISTORICALLY WELL-ESTABLISHED OTTAWA STUDIO. JOSEF KARSH WORKED THERE DURING HIS EARLY YEARS. HIS BROTHER, MALAK KARSH, MAY ALSO HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH STUDIO AQUARIUS (UNCONFIRMED). (AS PER JA JOHNSTON - SEE SUPP.INFO.)
Function: OPTICAL UNIT USED IN FORMING AN IMAGE, FOCUSING AT THE FILM PLANE
Technical: EXAMPLE OF LARGE STUDIO CAMERA, USED PRIMARILY FOR PORTRAIT WORK.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ‘SIGMAR/ PORTRAIT LENS/ 19 In. E.F./ BAUSCH & LOMB OPTICAL CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y. U.S.A./ 3223009' INCISED ON LENS HOUSING/ ‘13527' INCISED IN SILVER METAL RING SURROUND LENS
Missing: N/A
Finish: MOUNTED ON WOODEN BOARD. CW LENGTH OF RUBBER TUBING, 1 PLUG & VELVET LINES LEATHER LENS CAP/ BLACK ENAMELLED FINISH
Decoration: N/A

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Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., Lens, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1986.0892, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0892.005/

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