Cap, lens
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1958
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1995.1351.003
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- TAIR-3
- LOCATION
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 663317
- Part Number
- 3
- Total Parts
- 5
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- 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
- 1.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- 8.0 cm
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Photography
- Category
- Still camera parts
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Worldwide
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- PROBABLY USED IN THE 1950S AND 1960S
- Canada
-
PART OF A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT FROM THE ESTATE OF WILFRED HAROLD OLSON, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF DOMINION WIDE PHOTOGRAPHY LTD., OTTAWA (1952-1995). MR. OLSON WAS A PHOTOGRAPHER FOR MANY YEARS AND HIS STUDIO DID WORK FOR BOTH THE OTTAWA JOURNAL AND THE CBC AMONGST OTHER CLIENTS. - Function
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USED, WHEN ATTACHED TO A CAMERA, TO BEND LIGHT RAYS TO CREATE AN IMAGE WHICH IS IMPRINTED ON THE FILM IN THE CAMERA. - Technical
-
GIVES SIX TIMES MORE MAGNIFICATION THAN A 50MM STANDARD LENS. CRISP, HIGH CONTRAST IMAGE AT FULL APERTURE WITHPERFECT COVERAGE AND EVEN ILLUMINATION ACROSS THE FRAME [REF 1] - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- None apparent
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE
- Finish
- Black enamelled metal with green felt on inner edge; pressure fitted to lens.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Cap, lens, circa 1958, Artifact no. 1995.1351, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.1351.003/
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