Adapter ring

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OBJECT TYPE: REVERSING
DATE: 1968
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1382.001

MANUFACTURER: NIPPON KOGAKU
MODEL: BR2
LOCATION: Japan

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
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: 5.9 cm
Height: 1.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: NIKON
Country: Japan
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Probably the 1960's and 1970's.
Canada: Part of a collection of photographic equipment from the estate of Wilfred Harold Olson, founder and president of Dominion Wide Photography ltd., Ottawa (circa 1950-1995). Mr. Olson was a photographer for many years and his studio did work for both the Ottawa Journal and CBC.
Function: General: A camera accessory used to enable the lens to be reverse mounted for macro and close-up photographs. Specific: for any lens with a 52mm front thread on bellows.
Technical: Adapters allow for a wider variety of lenses to be used for specific purposes.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Printed on ring: 'BR2 Nikon F JAPAN'
Missing: N/A
Finish: Polished metal on outside and black on inside.
Decoration: N/A

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NIPPON KOGAKU, Adapter ring, circa 1968, Artifact no. 1995.1382, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.1382.001/

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