General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

LENS: METAL/ CASE; LEATHER WITH METALHARDWARE/ BOX: CARDSTOCK & PAPER

Dimensions

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

Length

6.8 cm

Width

7.0 cm

Height

4.0 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

ROLLEI

Country

Federal Republic of Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Brunswick

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY USED IN THE 1950'S AND 1960'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 (C 1950-1995). MR. OLSON WAS A PHOTOGRAPHER FOR MANY YEARS AND HIS STUDIO DID WORK FOR BOTH THE OTTAWA JOURNAL AND THE CBC.

Function

USED TO PROTECT A CAMERA LENS AGAINST EXTRANEOUS LIGHT AND REFLECTION OUTSIDE THE FIELD OF THE PICTURE BEING TAKEN. ALSO PROTECTS AGAINST SPOTTING THE LENS IN SNOW, RAIN, OR WATER SPORTS [REF 1]

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PRINTED ON HOOD: 'Rollei/ F&H [LOGO]/ Germany'/ EMBOSSED IN CASE: 'Rollei/ F&H [LOGO]/ GERMANY'/ PRINTED ON BOX: 'Rollei-Sonnenblende/ Lens hood/ Parasoleil/ Parasol/ PLANAR-XENOTAR 2.8/ MADE IN GERMANY/ Rollei/ F&H [LOGO]'

Missing

COMPLETE

Finish

HOOD: MATTE BLACK WITH POLISHED METAL RING/ CASE: BROWN/ BOX: YELLOW WITH GOLD DESIGN AND RED TRIM

Decoration

BOX: GOLD SCROLL LINES COVERING BOX; RED STRIPE AROUND CENTRE