General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal with leatherette covering and glass frame with leather focusing hood.

Dimensions

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

Length

16.0 cm

Width

15.5 cm

Height

2.3 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

LINHOF

Country

Federal Republic of Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Munich

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Never used but this type of back would have been used in the 1940’s and 1950’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 CBC.

Function

Used, when attached to the back of a camera, to protect the unexposed film from light and to hold negative holders (cut film, plate, and roll film).

Technical

This type of back was very versatile as it could hold several kinds of negative holders - known as a 'universal back'.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

STICKER ON PACKAGING: 'Linhof/ TECHNIKA'/ PRINTED ON PACKAGING: 'Linhof/ PRAZISONE GERAT'/ PLATE AFFIXED TO BACK, PRINTING INCLUDES: 'Linhof depth of field-scale/ diaphr. 3.5 4.5 5.6 8 11 22/ [PRINTED ALONG SIDE OF CHART] 90mm/ 135mm/ 150mm/ 240mm'/ MASKING TAPE ACROSS PACKAGE: '14AG/023/350'

Missing

Complete

Finish

Shiny metal with black leatherette covering.

Decoration

N/A