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OBJECT TYPE: 50MM/F4/IRIS/MACRO/FOCUS
DATE: 1966–1975
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0119.001

MANUFACTURER: Asahi Optical Co.
MODEL: MACRO-TAKUMAR
LOCATION: Tokyo, Japan

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General Information

Serial #: 2005081
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BODY - METAL (STEEL?)/ OPTICS - GLASS/ CASE - LEATHER & VELVET

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 7.0 cm
Height: 9.0 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: Pentax
Country: Japan
State/Province: Unknown
City: Tokyo

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: FOR CLOSE-UP PHOTOGRAPHY
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 AROUND THE INSIDE OF THE LENS, INCISED & PICKED OUT IN WHITE IS: '2005081 MACRO-TAKYMAR 1:4/50 ASAHI OPT. CO. LENS MADE IN JAPAN'/ WHEN BODY IS EXTENDED, AT BACK, ENGRAVED BY HAND ARE NOS. '429 632 581'/.2: STAMPED INTO THE LEATHER ON THE CASE'S LID IS 'TAKUMAR 4/50'; 'MADE IN/ JAPAN' STAMPED ON BACK.
Missing: N/A
Finish: BODY - BLACK PAINT (?) WITH WHITE & YELLOW LETTERING/ CASE - EXTERIOR IS BLACK, INTERIOR IS GREEN.
Decoration: N/A

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Asahi Optical Co., Lens, between 1966–1975, Artifact no. 1988.0119, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0119.001/

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